“It was life-threatening,” Björn Goding from the local police told Linköping News. “The bicycle probably didn’t have a frame built for such speed, and the brakes didn’t work either.”
According to Swedish regulations, electric bicycles should run on maximum of 250 Watts and have a top speed of 25 kmh. The bike in question, however, had two power modes with outputs of 1 Kilowatt and 4 Kilowatts. That would make it a moped in the eyes of the law, but the owner did not have it registered and insured.
The man claimed to have bought the bike on a popular Swedish website Blocket, where there is indeed a number of bikes with similar power output. It is not yet known if the police intend to take action against the owner of the website.
The speeding cyclist is expected to be charged with offences including “serious illegal driving” and “careless driving”.
