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<blockquote data-quote="cohunt" data-source="post: 1619509" data-attributes="member: 94491"><p>Welcone--</p><p>The idea is cool and I'm not trying to bash your product, but each state is going to be different -- and it could have different laws by city/county (as in colorado) </p><p></p><p>In CO legally all vehicles may only be used on marked trails--E-bikes are not allowed on some motorized trails, and also not allowed on some "non-motorized" bike trails due to the motor. On Federal public lands, e-bikes are considered "motorized" and must obey all ohv laws-- you may need ohv permits in some areas.</p><p></p><p>Right now, the e-bike laws need to be changed so that they are universal as right now they are just too convoluted to understand. </p><p></p><p>I actually know an outfitter that uses electric utv's on private property for guided hunts-- he said they are like any vehicle, the animals get used to them being there if they ate there enough but at first they actually spooked the animals due to the "not normal" sound of the electric motors (animals hear different frequencies than humans do, so even though they may sound quite to a human, some animals hear them better than gas motors due to the high frequency noise from the e-motors) as the animals were used to gas motor atvs. </p><p></p><p>Certain situations they do have their advantages and I would like to see them progress in technology and law uniformity, but in others a good old cheep used gas powered atv is the winner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cohunt, post: 1619509, member: 94491"] Welcone-- The idea is cool and I'm not trying to bash your product, but each state is going to be different -- and it could have different laws by city/county (as in colorado) In CO legally all vehicles may only be used on marked trails--E-bikes are not allowed on some motorized trails, and also not allowed on some "non-motorized" bike trails due to the motor. On Federal public lands, e-bikes are considered "motorized" and must obey all ohv laws-- you may need ohv permits in some areas. Right now, the e-bike laws need to be changed so that they are universal as right now they are just too convoluted to understand. I actually know an outfitter that uses electric utv's on private property for guided hunts-- he said they are like any vehicle, the animals get used to them being there if they ate there enough but at first they actually spooked the animals due to the "not normal" sound of the electric motors (animals hear different frequencies than humans do, so even though they may sound quite to a human, some animals hear them better than gas motors due to the high frequency noise from the e-motors) as the animals were used to gas motor atvs. Certain situations they do have their advantages and I would like to see them progress in technology and law uniformity, but in others a good old cheep used gas powered atv is the winner. [/QUOTE]
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