@delirious_owl well, even on nice, flat, straight segregated cycling line, most people don't go 30kph. Not even 25, i can see it easily here because it's the max speed authorized legally around and not many people pass electric bikes.
Admittedly, I'm late most of time and ride around 30kph to make up for it, but the huge majority of people? They're like 15-20 kph max, really. And it's more than enough to go around the city ๐คทโโ๏ธ
@delirious_owl it's not about how fast you can go, it's about the average speed of people moving in a city. Cars can go over 150kph and still their average speed in cities is about 13kph, that's why their so innefficient as an urban transport.
I don't know where you live but in most cities I've been and lived in, people on bikes don't need to go fast. They need to move their children, their groceries, go to work in their everyday clothes and not end up sweaty ๐คทโโ๏ธ