[practice9]

Unless Pedal Me provide open-source data on which they based this decision, I don't believe it is based on safety.

It's seems like marketing and cost-cutting issue for them.

Customer: "Driver is wearing a helmet, and nobody provided helmets for us.. Are we in danger?"

Pedal Me: "Say no more.. "

Plus it seems they only bought caps & jackets for their drivers previously, no safety gear. Drivers are replaceable, aren't they? (\s)

And other thing, why is a 3 meters long bike road-legal?

[bluejekyll]

“And other thing, why is a 3 meters long bike road-legal?”

Because there’s nothing unsafe about it.

Better questions are: why are cars that exceed 90 mph street legal? Why are trucks with lift kits street legal? Shouldn’t we be preventing things from being on the street that are actually killing people?

[b3morales]

> And other thing, why is a 3 meters long bike road-legal?

Huh? Why shouldn't it be?

A normal road bike gets close to 2 meters at the tips of the wheels. Add a trailer and that's easily 3.

[buildingsramen]

I don't think it's based on safety, either. It's almost certainly a safety perception / marketing thing.

However, the type of bike they are using is much safer than a normal bicycle because of its size.

[anamexis]

> And other thing, why is a 3 meters long bike road-legal?

Why shouldn’t it be?

[blacksmith_tb]

That wouldn't surprise me at all. But as for a 3m bike, that's still shorter than most cars? Broadly speaking, bikes of any size are classed as vehicles in the US, with the same rights and duties (though that may vary a bit state by state).

[aoeusnth1]

Why is a 5 meter long motorized bike with an enclosed cabin street legal?

[anamexis]

2 bicycles with a little house in the middle??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzReEcDjmlY

[op00to]

There are laws authorizing their use, they are registered with licensing required for use. That’s why.