Question 6732 — cycles and motorcycles

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Mr. Frédéric-Pierre Vos draws the attention of the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries to the legal limitation of the power of electrically assisted bicycles (VAE) to a level insufficient for normal use on certain types of journey. Electric-assisted bicycles have their maximum speed limited to 25 kilometers per hour and the power of their motor to 250 watts (Road Code, art. R. 311-1, 6.11). This last limit does not allow the crossing of more or less steep hills, which prevents normal use by certain users on their journey. However, these devices are precisely designed to replace thermal modes of transport in daily journeys as much as possible, including for people who do not have the physical strength necessary to use a conventional bicycle. That assume at a minimum that they work on the hills. If the speed limit is amply justified by safety requirements, the power limit seems less relevant from this point of view. On the contrary, greater power would make the journey safer if we consider the risk of falling inherent in an involuntary stop on a slope. The power of electric scooters, although lighter, is also limited to 550 watts for a maximum speed of also 25 kilometers per hour. He asks him if the Government intends to provide a solution to this problem, in line with the stated desire to promote what is commonly called “soft mobility”, for example by increasing the maximum power of VAEs.

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1. 20 May 2025

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