Dos and Don’ts of Electric Cycles | EMotorad
An Electric bike or bicycle is also known as
an e-bike which a bicycle with an integrated electric motor that can be used to
assist propulsion.
Many kinds of e-bikes are available in the
market worldwide, but generally, we go for two broad categories.
One is Bikes that assist the rider’s
pedal-power i.e. pedelecs and the second one is the bikes that add a throttle,
integrating moped-style functionally.
Both retain the ability as the pedaled bicycle
by the rider and but not that will be electric motorcycles
Dos of Electric Cycle
- Do follow rules set by land transport authority
The LTA (Land Transport Authority) made some rules
and regulations on the usage of the Electric cycle. Make yourself familiar with
the all laws before starting your first ride. Otherwise, you’ll get caught by
the LTA’s officer and you don’t want to get caught on the very first day.
- Do recharge your Electric cycle’s battery before every
ride.
Before starting any ride, ensure to check your battery
percentage. You should your electric cycle’s batteries before going on any
ride. Otherwise, maybe you will go on a long ride and it stopped in half of the
ride and you have to do lots of hard work to get back home.
- Do check safety before ongoing your every ride.
Before going on every ride, do check your safety which will
never fail during your ride.Check your electric cycle’s brake pads, it will
lead to preventing any type of accident.
Also do check your wheels and tires, ensure that there are no
nails stuck in your wheels otherwise you will face more difficulties, your
cycle’s tire will flat and you have to go for servicing, and maybe you late for
your work.
- Do always beware on the road
Always take care of yourself while riding the electric cycle.
Prevent your electric cycle with road patches and potholes. It will cause any
kind of accident.
Always pay attention to the road where you going.
Don’ts of Electric Cycle
- Don’t ever try to break the LTA’s rules
As above mentioned, the Land Transport Authority made some rules
and regulations, you should always follow the rule. If you ever try to break
the rule such as riding on a footpath may cause you to fine a charge of Rs 2000
for the very first time.
- Don’t ever overcharge your electric cycle’s batteries
You should never overcharge your electric cycle’s batteries, it
will lead to shorter the life span of the batteries and after some time you
have to change the batteries and you have to spend more money for it.
Some time overcharging the batteries leads to the explosion of
batteries and it may cause a heavy accident.
- Don’t ride or handle your electric cycle roughly.
Never ride your cycle roughly on any road, it will lead your
electric bike’s wheel week and broken at some point.
Treat it like how you would treat your bicycle or motorcycle.
Make it stand upright. Avoid letting it lay flat on the ground. This is also
part of E-Bike maintenance.
Do not over speed over potholes. This is not only downright
dangerous but also bad for your vehicle and for you too.
- Don’t park under the Sun
Parking under the sun cause heating of the batteries of electric
bike, it will lead to shorter the life span of the batteries and after some
time you have to change the batteries and you have to spend more money for it.
Sometimes overcharging the batteries leads to the explosion of
batteries and it may cause a heavy accident.
Hope this will help you to understand what you
have to do or whatnot.
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