Two bills moving through the California legislature this year could change how e-bikes are bought, ridden, and regulated across the state. One would require
That’s awesome! Yea I have tracked behind road bike guys before because I did not have a safe space to pass them and they were clocking 30mph on flat ground! But you have to work for it on a pedal bike, these guys with a throttle are doing 30 everywhere they can because why wouldn’t you? I ride motorcycles and I wear all of the gear. I got into an accident at 30mph and I now have a custom made steel plate and 16 screws holding me together, and if not for the jacket I may have lost my left arm so my concern is legitimately about safety because i have been in that hospital bed. I can only imagine some poor 14 year old getting way out of their depth and ending up in an accident like that, and that is why I think throttle e bikes should be treated closer to scooters. Where I live you don’t need a moto endorsement for a scooter of 50cc or lower, but you need at least a learners permit for a regular licence so you have been educated on the road rules and risks etc.
That’s awesome! Yea I have tracked behind road bike guys before because I did not have a safe space to pass them and they were clocking 30mph on flat ground! But you have to work for it on a pedal bike, these guys with a throttle are doing 30 everywhere they can because why wouldn’t you? I ride motorcycles and I wear all of the gear. I got into an accident at 30mph and I now have a custom made steel plate and 16 screws holding me together, and if not for the jacket I may have lost my left arm so my concern is legitimately about safety because i have been in that hospital bed. I can only imagine some poor 14 year old getting way out of their depth and ending up in an accident like that, and that is why I think throttle e bikes should be treated closer to scooters. Where I live you don’t need a moto endorsement for a scooter of 50cc or lower, but you need at least a learners permit for a regular licence so you have been educated on the road rules and risks etc.