{"id":2224,"date":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/?p=2224"},"modified":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T01:00:00","slug":"e-bike-speed-limit-us-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/e-bike-speed-limit-us-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Rychlostn\u00ed limity pro e-kola: Pravidla v USA, srovn\u00e1n\u00ed s Velkou Brit\u00e1ni\u00ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/usfleet-cover-metro-hub.jpg\" alt=\"Sd\u00edlen\u00e9 stanovi\u0161t\u011b kol u stanice metra v Culver City, Kalifornie\"><figcaption>Zdroj: Wikimedia Commons \u2014 Facewizard, CC BY 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/epr-map-copenhagen-commute.jpg\" alt=\"Cyklistick\u00e1 dopravn\u00ed \u0161pi\u010dka v Kodani\"><figcaption>Zdroj: Wikimedia Commons \u2013 Mikael Colville-Andersen, Public domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trike-electric-cargo-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"Elektrick\u00fd n\u00e1kladn\u00ed trike, ukazuj\u00edc\u00ed konfiguraci t\u0159\u00ed kol\"><figcaption>Zdroj: Wikimedia Commons \u2014 Renatotcdm, Public domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jak rychle m\u016f\u017ee e-kolo leg\u00e1ln\u011b jet, z\u00e1vis\u00ed na jeho t\u0159\u00edd\u011b a na tom, kde ho pou\u017e\u00edv\u00e1te. V USA standardn\u00ed syst\u00e9m t\u0159\u00ed t\u0159\u00edd omezuje motorovou asistenci na 20 nebo 28 mph s b\u011b\u017en\u00fdm limitem motoru 750 W. V UK a EU je limit mnohem ni\u017e\u0161\u00ed: 250 W a asistence do 15,5 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Zde je p\u0159ehled, jak\u00e9 jsou skute\u010dn\u00e9 rychlostn\u00ed limity, co se stane, pokud je p\u0159ekro\u010d\u00edte, a jak si oba syst\u00e9my stoj\u00ed ve srovn\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/p>\n<h2>Rychlostn\u00ed limity, t\u0159\u00edda po t\u0159\u00edd\u011b<\/h2>\n<p>Naprost\u00e1 v\u011bt\u0161ina st\u00e1t\u016f USA se \u0159\u00edd\u00ed standardn\u00edm syst\u00e9mem t\u0159\u00ed t\u0159\u00edd:<\/p><div id=\"regen-261380651\" class=\"regen-test-placement-from-wizard-2878267818 regen-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1076230867169041\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><\/div><div id=\"regen-1989173412\" class=\"regen-test-placement-from-wizard-1604397851 regen-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1076230867169041\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><\/div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>T\u0159\u00edda<\/th>\n<th>Provoz motoru<\/th>\n<th>Maxim\u00e1ln\u00ed asistovan\u00e1 rychlost<\/th>\n<th>B\u011b\u017en\u00e1 omezen\u00ed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>T\u0159\u00edda 1<\/td>\n<td>Pouze ped\u00e1lov\u00e1 asistence, bez plynu<\/td>\n<td>20 mph (32 km\/h)<\/td>\n<td>Posuzov\u00e1no jako j\u00edzdn\u00ed kolo; povoleno na v\u011bt\u0161in\u011b cyklostezek a v\u00edce\u00fa\u010delov\u00fdch stezek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>T\u0159\u00edda 2<\/td>\n<td>Plyn a ped\u00e1lov\u00e1 asistence<\/td>\n<td>20 mph (32 km\/h)<\/td>\n<td>Povoleno na v\u011bt\u0161in\u011b silnic a stezek; \u010dasto omezeno na nemotorizovan\u00fdch p\u0159\u00edrodn\u00edch stezk\u00e1ch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>T\u0159\u00edda 3<\/td>\n<td>Pouze ped\u00e1lov\u00e1 asistence ve v\u011bt\u0161in\u011b st\u00e1t\u016f (plyn omezen na 20 mph, kde je povolen)<\/td>\n<td>28 mph (45 km\/h)<\/td>\n<td>Jezdci obvykle mus\u00ed b\u00fdt 16+; helmy povinn\u00e9 ve v\u011bt\u0161in\u011b st\u00e1t\u016f; \u010dasto pouze na silnici<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Leg\u00e1ln\u011b m\u016f\u017eete \u0161lapat rychleji ne\u017e limit asistence \u2014 motor mus\u00ed jednodu\u0161e p\u0159estat asistovat, jakmile p\u0159ekro\u010d\u00edte prahovou hodnotu t\u0159\u00eddy. Gravitace se tak\u00e9 po\u010d\u00edt\u00e1: sj\u00ed\u017ed\u011bn\u00ed z kopce nad 28 mph nen\u00ed nic jin\u00e9ho ne\u017e na b\u011b\u017en\u00e9m kole.<\/p>\n<h2>Kde m\u00edstn\u00ed pravidla p\u0159eb\u00edjej\u00ed t\u0159\u00eddy<\/h2>\n<p>Jednotliv\u00e9 obce a parky mohou ulo\u017eit ni\u017e\u0161\u00ed limity bez ohledu na t\u0159\u00eddu. New York City nap\u0159\u00edklad omezuje v\u0161echna e-kola na 15 mph na m\u011bstsk\u00fdch ulic\u00edch a cyklostezk\u00e1ch a mnoho sd\u00edlen\u00fdch stezek vy\u017eaduje, aby jezdci zpomalili na 10\u201315 mph kolem chodc\u016f. N\u011bkolik st\u00e1t\u016f se zcela odchyluje od standardu t\u0159\u00ed t\u0159\u00edd \u2014 New Jersey a Alja\u0161ka klasifikuj\u00ed n\u011bkter\u00e1 e-kola podle p\u0159\u00edsn\u011bj\u0161\u00edch r\u00e1mc\u016f ve stylu moped\u016f vy\u017eaduj\u00edc\u00edch registraci a licenci.<\/p>\n<p>Ponau\u010den\u00ed: syst\u00e9m t\u0159\u00edd stanovuje strop, ale m\u00edstn\u00ed pravidla stanovuj\u00ed skute\u010dn\u00fd limit. P\u0159ed spol\u00e9h\u00e1n\u00edm na \u010d\u00edslo t\u0159\u00eddy si ov\u011b\u0159te jurisdikci.<\/p>\n<p>Pro \u0161ir\u0161\u00ed pravidla silni\u010dn\u00edho provozu v USA, n\u00e1\u0161 <a href=\"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/ebike-cycling-rules-in-the-united-states\/\">pravidla pro j\u00edzdu na e-kole ve Spojen\u00fdch st\u00e1tech<\/a> pr\u016fvodce pokr\u00fdv\u00e1 zbytek obr\u00e1zku.<\/p>\n<h2>Co se stane nad 28 mph (nebo nad 750 W)<\/h2>\n<p>Jakmile elektrick\u00e9 dvoukolov\u00e9 vozidlo p\u0159ekro\u010d\u00ed rychlostn\u00ed nebo v\u00fdkonov\u00e9 limity e-kola, p\u0159est\u00e1v\u00e1 b\u00fdt standardn\u00edm elektrick\u00fdm j\u00edzdn\u00edm kolem:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kolem 28\u201330 mph:<\/strong> m\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt klasifikov\u00e1no jako moped nebo motorem poh\u00e1n\u011bn\u00fd cyklus, co\u017e m\u016f\u017ee vy\u017eadovat \u0159idi\u010dsk\u00fd pr\u016fkaz nebo povolen\u00ed, st\u00e1tn\u00ed registraci a poji\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed odpov\u011bdnosti.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nad 30 mph:<\/strong> vysokorychlostn\u00ed elektrick\u00e1 dvoukolov\u00e1 vozidla jsou obvykle klasifikov\u00e1na jako motocykly, s vy\u017eadovan\u00fdm \u0159idi\u010dsk\u00fdm opr\u00e1vn\u011bn\u00edm, registra\u010dn\u00edmi zna\u010dkami, poji\u0161t\u011bn\u00edm a bezpe\u010dnostn\u00edm vybaven\u00edm schv\u00e1len\u00fdm DOT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To je d\u016fle\u017eit\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, ne\u017e si v\u011bt\u0161ina kupuj\u00edc\u00edch mysl\u00ed: \u201codem\u010den\u00e1\u201d kola, kter\u00e1 byla prod\u00e1na jako e-kola, jsou \u010dasto jezd\u011bna jako neregistrovan\u00e9 mopedy \u2014 co\u017e je pr\u00e1vn\u00ed a poji\u0161\u0165ovac\u00ed probl\u00e9m \u010dekaj\u00edc\u00ed na nehodu.<\/p>\n<p>Existuje tak\u00e9 mechanick\u00e1 str\u00e1nka. Brzdy, pneumatiky a r\u00e1my na standardn\u00edch e-kolech jsou konstruov\u00e1ny a certifikov\u00e1ny pro specifick\u00e9 rychlosti. P\u0159ekro\u010den\u00ed t\u011bchto limit\u016f zvy\u0161uje brzdnou vzd\u00e1lenost a mechanick\u00e9 opot\u0159eben\u00ed, bez ohledu na to, co \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 z\u00e1kon.<\/p>\n<h2>Odemyk\u00e1n\u00ed a \u00fapravy: pr\u00e1vn\u00ed hranice<\/h2>\n<p>\u00daprava softwaru nebo hardwaru samotn\u00e9ho je na soukrom\u00e9m pozemku z\u0159\u00eddka trestn\u00fdm \u010dinem. J\u00edzda s upraven\u00fdm e-kolem na ve\u0159ejn\u00fdch silnic\u00edch, cyklostezk\u00e1ch nebo v\u00edce\u00fa\u010delov\u00fdch stezk\u00e1ch \u010dasto je, proto\u017ee se m\u011bn\u00ed pr\u00e1vn\u00ed klasifikace kola:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>V USA zv\u00fd\u0161en\u00ed asistence nad 28 mph (nebo motoru nad 750 W) p\u0159esouv\u00e1 kolo zcela mimo kategorii e-kola.<\/li>\n<li>V UK \u00faprava EAPC nad 250 W nebo 15,5 mph ho vyj\u00edm\u00e1 z kategorie EAPC a kolo pak mus\u00ed spl\u0148ovat po\u017eadavky na motorov\u00e9 vozidlo \u2014 licence, poji\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed, registrace a schv\u00e1len\u00ed typu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ned\u011blejte to pro pou\u017eit\u00ed na silnici. Pokud skute\u010dn\u011b pot\u0159ebujete vy\u0161\u0161\u00ed rychlost, kupte si vozidlo, kter\u00e9 je pro ni leg\u00e1ln\u011b vyrobeno a certifikov\u00e1no.<\/p>\n<h2>Jak si USA stoj\u00ed ve srovn\u00e1n\u00ed s UK a EU<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>USA (t\u0159\u00eddy)<\/th>\n<th>Spojen\u00e9 kr\u00e1lovstv\u00ed (EAPC)<\/th>\n<th>EU (EN 15194)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Limit motoru<\/td>\n<td>750 W b\u011b\u017en\u011b<\/td>\n<td>250 W<\/td>\n<td>250 W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rychlost s asistenc\u00ed<\/td>\n<td>20 mph (t\u0159\u00edda 1\/2) nebo 28 mph (t\u0159\u00edda 3)<\/td>\n<td>15,5 mph<\/td>\n<td>25 km\/h (15,5 mph)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u0160krtic\u00ed klapka<\/td>\n<td>Povoleno (t\u0159\u00edda 2)<\/td>\n<td>Nen\u00ed povoleno (pouze ped\u00e1lov\u00e1 asistence)<\/td>\n<td>Nen\u00ed povoleno na standardn\u00edch pedelec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nad limitem<\/td>\n<td>Klasifikace moped\/motocykl<\/td>\n<td>Po\u017eadavky na motorov\u00e9 vozidlo<\/td>\n<td>Speed-pedelec category (45 km\/h) with its own rules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The US system allows more speed and throttles; the UK and EU system allows less and is stricter about what counts as a bicycle. That&#8217;s why a bike bought for one market often isn&#8217;t legal in the other. We explain the systems side by side in our <a href=\"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/e-bike-classes-us-vs-uk\/\">US vs UK e-bike classes guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>\u010casto kladen\u00e9 ot\u00e1zky<\/h2>\n<p><strong>How fast can an e-bike legally go in the US?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Class 1 and 2 e-bikes assist up to 20 mph; Class 3 up to 28 mph. Local limits can be lower \u2014 New York City caps e-bikes at 15 mph, and shared paths often have their own caps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I need a licence to ride a fast e-bike?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Generally no for Classes 1\u20133 in most US states, though Class 3 has age and helmet requirements. In the UK, no licence is needed for an EAPC-compliant bike (250 W, 15.5 mph). Above those limits, licensing, registration and insurance generally apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it illegal to unlock an e-bike&#8217;s speed limit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Riding a modified bike on public roads usually is, because it changes the vehicle&#8217;s legal classification \u2014 to a moped or motorcycle in the US, or out of the EAPC category in the UK. The modification itself isn&#8217;t the crime; riding it in public is where the problem starts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I go faster than the limit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, under your own power or gravity \u2014 downhill and hard pedalling are fine. The motor just has to stop assisting at the class threshold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is the US limit higher than Europe&#8217;s?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>History and regulation. The US three-class framework grew from state laws allowing more motor freedom, while the EU standardised on the 250 W pedelec format and treats faster machines as a separate vehicle category.<\/p>\n<h2>Reference<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Himiway \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/himiwaybike.com\/blogs\/news\/ebike-speed-limit-in-the-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eBike Speed Limit USA: What Is the Speed Limit for E-Bikes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GOV.UK \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/electrically-assisted-pedal-cycles-eapcs\/electrically-assisted-pedal-cycles-eapcs-in-great-britain-information-sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electrically assisted pedal cycles (EAPCs) in Great Britain: information sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rychlostn\u00ed limity pro e-kola v USA se pohybuj\u00ed mezi 20\u201328 mph podle t\u0159\u00eddy; Spojen\u00e9 kr\u00e1lovstv\u00ed omezuje asistovan\u00fd pohon na 15,5 mph. Zde se dozv\u00edte, co je leg\u00e1ln\u00ed, co se m\u011bn\u00ed nad limitem a drobn\u00fd tisk.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knowledge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2224"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2248,"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224\/revisions\/2248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regencargobikes.com\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}