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S-Pedelec: Legal and technical information
Speed Pedelec (short S-Pedelec) or Speed EPAC:
Pedelec: Pedal electric cycle
EPAC: Electrically power assisted cycles
Both terms mean a bicycle with electrical power assist, which only supports the rider when pedalling. The assistance stops at 25
km/h. A EPAC resp. pedelec is classified as bicycle according to traffic law.
Speed: The prefix „Speed" signalizes that the EPAC / Pedelec assists up to a speed of 45 km/h. Also an only electric use up
to 20 km/h is possible. Please see below for traffic law information for Speed EPAC.

Legal information

You can find an overview of the specific regulations in the respective countries in chapter „Country specific
rules".
Present situation: March 2016
Please note that the legal information in this overview may lose its topicality.
Please further note that different regulations may partly apply in different countries. Please read chapter for „country specific rules".
The following instructions do not claim to legal correctness, errors excepted.
Difference between a „normal" Pedelec / Bicycle and a S-Pedelec
Please note that your S-Pedelec is a motor vehicle class L1e and not a pedelec / bicycle, with all resulting consequences regarding:
traffic law, insurance law, authorisation requirement if necessary, criminal law.
Liability insurance
It is mandatory to be in possession of a moped liability insurance in order to drive a S-Pedelec on public means. Applicable
insurances you can receive from insurances or also banks.
Insurance tag
You will receive an inurance tag from your insurer. It has to be mounted on the license plate holder of the S-Pedelec. If there is an
obligation to authorisize the S-Pedelec in a country, you have to mount a license plate instead of the insurance tag.
Authorisation requirement & license plate
Some countries might have an authorisation requirement and thus requires a license plate (comparable with a motorcycle). Please
read the chapter „country specific rules"
CoC document / EG declaration of compliance
CoC = Certificate of Conformity
This document is enclosed to your S-Pedelec and cleary assigned to this vehicle. The CoC confirms that the vehicle corresponds to
the authorised type. You need the CoC documents to insure your vehicle. Furthermore you have to carry the CoC documents with
you while using the S-Pedelec.
Please note:
Keep the CoC stored securely. You need this to insure the vehicle. In case of a re-sale of the vehicle the buyer will ask for the CoC.
A subsequent drafting of a CoC duplicate is associated with high effort and costs.
Non EU countries
In Non-EU countries it is not ensured that the provided EG declaration of compliance suffices. E.g. for Switzerland an own type
authorisation and vehicle ID is required.
Classification of the S-Pedelec as motor assisted bicycle (moped)
According to the current, however, not undisputed legal opinion the S-Pedelecs are considered as motor assisted bicycle (moped).
This classification is based on the view that the maxiumum design speed, which is a.o. significant for the classification, is the
speed you can reach only with the motor drive. This is for S-Pedelecs <20 km/h, nevertheless you can reach a speed of up to 45
km/h with pedalling assistance. Up until now the German Department of Motor Vehicles has this opinion and approves vehicles of
this type with a maximum design speed of <20 km/h.
The S-Pedelecs of Winora-Staiger GmbH are all approved with a maximum design speed of <20 km/h. This is described in the
certificate of conformity. (CoC)
Driver's license, cycle tracks, helmet compulsory
Information on this topic in chapter „country specific rules".
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