[1000 E-Bikes] Field Guide to Cyclists in the Toronto

[Warren (E-Biker Network)]

All,

Have a look at the "Toronto Star Field Guide to Toronto Cyclists" at the 
following link to get a good idea of the variety of 'bicycles' being 
driven on Toronto roads.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/657893

I submitted the following comment:

"At first I was going to complain that you had forgotten to mention 
e-bikes as a growing segment of the cycling population. Instead, I would 
now like to thank you. Thank you for, in one page of illustration, 
demonstrating that all of those complaints that some people are using to 
argue that E-bikes should not be considered bicycles should therefore be 
regulated and kept out of bike lanes-- they are too heavy, they are too 
wide, they are too silent, they are too long, that some e-bikes don't 
look like bicycles-- has no credible basis in reality. If E-bikes need 
to be regulated then, on the basis of what is shown in this article, all 
bicycles need to be regulated. By the way, for me there is no need to 
add a new category. Riding my scooter-style e-bike to work the 
description of "The Commuter" fits me perfectly (except for the tweed 
jacket part.) Warren Christiani, President, Durham E-bike Association."

Warren