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California Wants to Create a Driver’s License for Electric Bikes (electrek.co)

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The move is in response to many young electric bike riders who often take to the streets without having tested for or received a typical driver’s license for a standard car. That means they are often ignorant of many traffic laws and safety information.

Assembly Bill 530, which will soon enter committee, would require both an online written test and a state-issued identification for riders who do not have a driver’s license. The bill would also ban riders under 12 years old from riding e-bikes.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They gonna pair that with more bike infrastructure? Or are they leaving the onus on the bike riders to watch out for themselves when dealing with cars. I mean, safety is the concern, right?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exactly, make sure that there is a curb between the road and the bicycle lane where possible, improve crossings/intersections, legislation, etc. There are lots of possibilities to improve safety without making it less appealing to use a bicycle.