Summary of new California #transportation laws for 2026 is on pages 11-12 of Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s Bike and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee meeting packet for Feb: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/e73eb70df/BPC+Agenda+Packet+February+4+Meeting.pdf

Among the new laws:
AB 382 (Berman) – #Pedestrian safety: #SchoolZones: #SpeedLimits
AB 1014 (Rogers) – #TrafficSafety: #SpeedLimits
SB 671 (Cervantes) – #PedestrianCrossing signals
SB 71 (Wiener) – California #Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: #transit projects [AND #ActiveTransportation projects]
AB 544 (Davies) – #ElectricBicycles: required equipment
AB 875 (Murasutchi) – Vehicle removal — In part, "grants law enforcement authority to #impound certain noncompliant electric vehicles. Officers may remove electric vehicles with fewer than four wheels that exceed legal #speed thresholds and do not qualify as #ebikes, as well as Class 3 e-bikes operated
by riders under 16 years old or without required helmets.”

#TrafficLaws #biking #walking #PublicSafety #DriverEducation #BikersEd #youth

"No new E-Bike laws for now, Santa Cruz says education is the answer” by Briana Mathaw for #KION

"'Riding e-bikes, younger than they would get a license? They're really missing that opportunity to know how to behave on our roadways with other roadway users. And so [our focus is] enhancing the amount of education that we put out,' Claire Gallogly said.” (Gallogly, while not identified as such in KION story, is a City of Santa Cruz transportation planner, since 2015.)

https://kion546.com/news/2025/09/16/no-new-e-bike-laws-for-now-santa-cruz-says-education-is-the-answer/

#ebikes #ebike #YouthBike #MoreKidsOnBikes #SantaCruz #MontereyBay #California #BikeLaws #YouthEducation #BikersEd #youth #cycling #BikeTooter

Aug 1-3, 2025 in Santa Cruz: League of American Bicyclists League Cycling Instructor (LCI) seminar. https://bikeleague.org/calendar/august-1-august-3-in-santa-cruz-ca-registration-closes-7-11-25/

Instructor is Dan Hernandez https://bikeleague.org/?coaches=dan-hernandez, an affiliate of @BikeEastBay.

#BikeTooter #MontereyBay #SantaCruz #BikeLeague #BikeLeagueLCI #SmartCycling #BikersEd #cycling #biking #bicycling #transportation #ActiveTransportation #SFBA

"When riding my #ebike, I sometimes encounter situations that make me realize that some drivers need to slow down. I have learned to avoid routes that need more room for #bikes."
#infrastructure

From a worthy read—with some caveats—by Chris Ahrens, “The e-bike memorial at Santa Fe Drive and El Camino Real tells all,” in San Diego Reader.

https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2024/may/22/cover-the-curious-case-of-the-e-bike/

#BikeTooter #ebikes #DriversEd #BikersEd #SmartStart #YouthBike #KidsBike #RulesOfTheRoad #transportation