"The confusion around legal e-bikes and e-motos is in part because the latter are sometimes marketed as legitimate e-bikes. Yet, while many e-motos look like e-bikes, they are able to hit speeds that have begun to make them a scourge in public areas around Minnesota. Some cities have gone so far as to ban throttled e-motos from their trails."

State looking to regulate electric motor bikes, increasingly seen as a safety issue
By Bob Timmons and Alex Chhith
The Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/electric-motor-bikes-are-viewed-as-an-emerging-safety-issue-new-state-legislation-aims-to-rein-them-in/601596793?utm_source=gift

#ElectricBicycles #ElectricMotorcycles #cycling

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

March 13, 2015: over40invan #5 electric bicycles 

#changeyourliferideabike #bicycling #vancouver #ebikes #electricbicycles #schwinn
electric bicycles fad or long term mass phenomenom? roland thinks electric bicycles are currently like cameraphones in 2004! In 10 years will they be ubiquitous like smartphones? ANSWER 10 years later: yes 🙂 !

#5 #bicycling #changeyourliferideabike #ebikes #electricbicycles #schwinnelectric #vancouver

In about a month, I'll be looking at buying an #eBike. I'm told fedi has a strong ebike community, so I'd appreciate advice.

• I'll have a budget of around £600.
• I'd like to buy second hand.
• The longest distance I expect to ride is about 12 miles.
• I need a removable battery.
• I want to be able to add panniers.

Edit to add: I'm in the UK

Thoughts?

#ElectricBicycles #eBikes

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"Warren Wells, policy and planning director for the Marin County Bicycle Coalition, said his organization has long been a supporter of e-bikes and believes they can make an impact on climate goals.

“'However, for the past year we have been sounding the alarm about electric motorcycles capable of speeds over 30 mph being marketed as e-bikes and sold to young people."

https://www.marinij.com/2024/12/26/fairfax-parent-sues-e-bike-company-for-alleged-deception/

ICYMI: Marin County Bicycle Coalition, along with Bicycling Monterey and others, issued a related statement Dec 10. https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html

#ebikes #ebike #ElectricBicycles #ElectricBikes #ActiveTransportation #transportation #CarbonEmissions #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateHope

KQED Public Forum with guests Kendra Ramsey, executive director of California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike; John Maa, trauma surgeon, MarinHealth Medical Center, and former president of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society; Karen Wiener, co-owner, The New Wheel—an e-bike shop in San Francisco, Oakland, and Marin; and Jesse Villegas, Fresno resident, who bought an e-bike as part of the soft launch of the state's e-bike incentive program.

https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101908121/california-offers-long-awaited-cash-incentives-for-e-bikes

#KQED #PublicBroadcasting #ebike #ebikes #ElectricBicycles #ElectricBikes #transportation #ClimateAction

Released today, a statement from California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike and other California bike advocacy leaders:

California Bicycle Advocates Call on Elected Leaders to Protect E-Bike Riders
https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html

#BikeTooter #California #eBikes #eBike #ElectricBicycles #ElectricBikes #ActiveTransport #transportation #CarbonEmissions #ClimateCrisis #ClimateHope

Want to know the best beginner friendly trails for electric bikes? Read for more details

https://electricbikeexplorer.com/the-best-electric-bike-trails-for-beginners/

#ebikes #electricbikes #electricbicycles #EcoCommuting
#greencommuting #travel #bikeroutes #biketrails #ev
#sustainable #sustainabletransportation #sustainability #EcoFriendly

Overcome common challenges
& misconceptions with commuting on an electric bike

https://electricbikeexplorer.com/electric-bike-commuting-overcoming-common-challenges-and-misconceptions/

#ebikes #electricbikes #electricbicycles #ebikerange #ebikecommuting #bikecommuting #greencommuting #ecofriendly