Steady, this thread seems to have gone off at a tangent, (not your fault.) Notwithstanding that, I understand your analogy but it doesn't actually apply for this reason:
Almost all motor cars are capable, as you say, of speeds well in excess of the motorway speed limit. Those cars, though are not illegal for use on UK roads. All ebikes, however, are illegal for use on UK roads if they do not comply with the simple legislation applicable to their use which brings us back to the point made by the original poster about the 25kph assisted speed being too low.
It's not much different from the, "Why can't I shoot any birds and animals I want any time of year?" question....or "Why can't I hunt foxes with horse and hound?" Obviously, there are laws which permit or deny the right to just do as we please in many areas of life. Unfortunately, even in this forum we have some members who see themselves above the law, think they're smarter than the rest of us; believe they're capable of riding safely at 50 mph on machines equipped with only bicycle brakes and cannot content themselves with those ebikes permissible for road use.
For what it's worth, I think these people need to be challenged as they do the silent majority of ebikers a disservice and many of them are probably a danger on our roads. I'm one who has always found the "Live and let live" adage one of the stupidest things ever said.
Regards,
Indalo
