Electric unicycle users say Quebec pilot project legalizing them technically excludes them
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The pilot project will only allow electric unicycles with motors of less than 500 watts to roll. But users argue they don't even make them with that wattage anymore.
Quebec’s bike lanes will soon get a little more crowded.
The province is launching a pilot project that will allow electric motorized vehicles such as e-scooters to roll on public lanes as of July 20th.
While electric unicycles are included in the framework, users say the fine print is actually keeping them off the roads.
Eric Plamondon is one of them.
“It doesn’t make sense,” Plamondon says.
The pilot project will only allow electric unicycles with motors of less than 500 watts to roll.
Plamondon argues they’re not even made with that wattage anymore, saying they’re not as safe as those with stronger motors because they lead to wipeouts more often.
He believes Quebec should revise the rules.
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