NIU Life (or life at 28mph)

 Read almost anything on the internet on 30 mph mopeds and you'll quickly be convinced that they are dangerous. You will come away assuming that anyone riding one has a life expectancy measured in minutes. Is this really the case? If it is, then why are they allowed on the roads of the UK? I haven't got access to collision statistics - if they exist separately for 30 mph restricted machines - if you do have then I'd love to see a link in the comments. What I do have is - as noted in earlier posts - a vast experience of cycling, and a number of years experience of casual motorcycling (and slightly more as a car driver). There are a number of interesting comments made by "Teflon-Mike" in the BCF Forum at  https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=299314&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=50   and I've drawn on these comments extensively to shape my thinking. A two wheel rider in Britain faces - in my opinion - two main dangers : vehicles turning in...

 You may have read my earlier post on my motorcycling, and my decision to buy a NIU UQI GT Pro. If you have you will have noticed that most of my motorcycling journeys are less than 15 miles. Ha! You say 'Ride a bicycle for those. You are lazy. Get fit!' So why an e-moped as opposed to a bicycle or electric bike? Good question. I am proud to be a Cyclist. I have always been a cyclist. I am a lifelong member of The Cyclists' Touring Club (or Cycling UK as the fashion now disctates). I am a member of Audax UK and YACF. I own several bicycles (and a tricycle in a state of disrepair). Personal circumstances dictate that I can no longer tour by bicycle or take part in Audax events - although I did volunteer at a control for the last London-Edinburgh-London event. I now only do shorter rides lasting half a day or less. I have lost most of my fitness for cycling, and frankly, the local roads are boring! If I were to attempt to do the 'motorbike journeys' by bicycle I would...