Mono Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 8 hours ago, monowheels.be said: Concerning the European law which might allow EUC's limited at 25km/h in 2018 -> Even if that law is in place, countries can set stronger limitations. So even at that moment, Belgium (and maybe other countries) will still have the limitation of 18km/h. I don't think so. EU law trumps national law.^1 One major point of having EU law is that citizens get legal predictability/certainty when moving within Europe. That means, if a device is legal by EU law, countries are not free to prosecute/penalise/convict citizens of any (EU) country for using such an EU-legal device. ^1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primacy_of_European_Union_law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monowheels.be Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 @Mono I always thought it was the other way around. But you seem to be right So let's hope that a EU-law will come one day, and that it will set a simple limit at 25 km/h. But 18 or 25, that would still exclude a lot of EUC's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeRide Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 18km/h is definetly too slow and makes it unsuitable for many commutes. 25km/h is a reasonable starting point. A limit of 18km/h will definetly hurt the industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 On 12/21/2016 at 4:52 PM, houseofjob said: Alot of good options for 18km/h max: SOLOWHEEL XTREME - Max 16km/h InMotion V5 (not V5F or other versions) - Max 18km/h Ninebot One C - Max 16km/h IPS A130 - Max ~17.7km/h @houseofjob not a bad list actually! If the speed limit is increased to 25 km/h you can add the V5F (& V5F+) and also the 10" Gotway Luffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mono Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 18 hours ago, nomad said: @houseofjob not a bad list actually! If the speed limit is increased to 25 km/h you can add the V5F (& V5F+) and also the 10" Gotway Luffy. If the universal speed limit in the EU becomes 25km/h, you can probably add about any wheel which will remain to be in the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddylaz Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I think the solowheel xtreme is 20/22kph now after a software update....although could be wrong. Anyone still have one of those? The black version i still consider to be the best looking euc of all time. That price though.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roue Libre Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 @monowheels.be This 18km/h limit is quite restrictive in Belgium. IMO it should be possible to go faster, especially if you have a driver license. Possibly they would impose a license plate and insurance. I was never stopped by police for now in Brussels. If you go faster, I don't think they can seize your wheel just for that. I never heard about a law specifying fines or any other punishments for electric vehicles. Bikes often jump on the sidewalks (which is illegal) and are never fined. Tolerance is much higher for light vehicles than cars. However it's true, laws can possibly evolve. Especially in Belgium where authorities are often trying everything to stop progress at any cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monowheels.be Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Hi @Roue Libre it is indeed quite restrictive. But at least Belgium has an official law that allows them. And true, chances that police will stop you, seem today to be small. But they can stop you and seize your wheel if your wheel has a higher speed limit then 18km/h. Because if it can go faster, it needs to be officially approved (homologeren in Dutch) which is not possible today, registered and insured and the driver has to follow the rules that apply to the moped class A vehicle (helmet). In other words they are not allowed on public roads. On private property they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 On 21/12/2016 at 4:50 PM, monowheels.be said: Do you know of any brands/models with good quality, but limited to 18km/h? Whole Inmotion V3 series (V3, V3C, V3pro and V3S) are also limited by design to 18 Km/h. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monowheels.be Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 @HEC Thanks a lot. The V3 series are those 2-wheel-unicycles. Never even thought about that, but could be interesting. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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