(if anything, I find my pace closer to 10mph when I'm riding to work)
Either way, these bikes are on a bike path which is a safe space for them and they're moving closer to the speed of cars. Most scooters, in Denver at least, are operated on the side walk, so you have pedestrians sharing space with 15mph SILENT scooters.
Commuter bicycle speed is closer to 13mph. It’s why lights in cities that are optimized for bicycles are optimized for that speed:
https://denver.streetsblog.org/2016/04/11/dpw-syncs-signals-...
(if anything, I find my pace closer to 10mph when I'm riding to work)
Either way, these bikes are on a bike path which is a safe space for them and they're moving closer to the speed of cars. Most scooters, in Denver at least, are operated on the side walk, so you have pedestrians sharing space with 15mph SILENT scooters.