Hello all if I were to get pulled over by a cop in B.C and killed my engine before he saw me could he give me a ticket(s) and/or impound my bike if I just said I was riding the bike and not using the engine?From what I know riding a bike isn't illegal and if he asked why my engine was hot couldn't I just say it was friction from the clutch?Thanks Keith
Well now its not so funny for me too ---today i got pulled over by police checking speeders--they told me in town i have to pedal and that if i was flying along with my engine i was subject to ICBC regulations such as signals ,brakelights, headlights etc. and that my helmet was not motorcycle regulation.
I told him i was headed to the Indian Reserve bike path ( i live on the reserve but have to cross the regulated highway to get there ) --thankfully when im on the path i can go 20 km only slightly crossing non reserve land then im out in the country where they dont regularly patrol. so i pedaled to there.They also said if i was clipped by a car i would not be covered by ICBC rules so no insurance would protect me.But why are electric bikes legal--they probably are more dangerous because they are silent - some go much faster??
Anyway ill try to get a copy of the paper my friend gives them --but not tested yet--and see what you guys think.
The cop said it wasnt illegal to have the engine on your bike but just to use it --great !