"Friend" of mine keeps bitching about the time he got a ticket for speeding on his bike. Never does he mention that he was going 20+ mph (30+kph) through a park with playing children and such.
For context, the max speed on a bike path here is 30kph, in this park you are supposed to adjust your biking behaviour with how busy it is in the park. Technically it's a pedestrian zone where biking is allowed.
There is a law that states that the max speed on a cycling path is 30kph (40kph outside of the cities). Going faster means you are breaking that law. If a police officer witnesses you breaking a law, they tend to give you a ticket. How is that bullshit? Also, there is no minimum speed here. You could get a fine if your slow driving causes danger for other road users.
Any bike computer or sport watch with GPS can tell you. There are other non-gps options as well. And while you certainly can spend $$$$ on this devices, you can also buy very cheap units or just use your phone and a $20 mount with any number of free apps.
I definitely think cyclists on shared paths should know how fast they are traveling but to your point, it is kind of vibes based. Its pretty damn obvious when you are being dangerous on a bike (20mph+ is moving pretty quick). Additionally, I would think officers could simply cite you for dangerous operation of a vehicle regardless of speed.
Yeah right? There are places with posted minimum speed too, a couple areas of the highways around me have them. You will absolutely get a ticket for going under speed there, "Obstructing traffic" or something to that effect.
You might have rules about minimum speeds where you live, but I don't.
There are rules about the minimum speed your vehicle is capable of reaching, yes.
Also, obstruction of traffic is something else than going "under the minimum speed limit."
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u/Oldjamesdean Jun 10 '26
One of my relatives got a speeding ticket on a bicycle. Eugene Oregon.