By Bob Walsh
Governor Newsom of the formerly
great state of California just signed a bill into law that prohibits the
sale of class 3 e-bikes to persons under 16 years of age. A class 3
e-bike has a speedometer and only provides juice if the pedals are also
being manually pumped. It was already illegal for persons under 16 to
operate them in CA.
The
bill, AB965, is an attempt to cut into the significant number of
injuries both to riders and pedestrians. It seems that operators under
14 routinely account for 36% of the injuries nationwide from use of
these things, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
This particular law became effective immediately upon being signed by the governor due to the major public safety issue.
Damn, I feel safer already. Or not.
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