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Senate moves to regulate electric bicycles: helmets and license requirements adopted
Utah State Senate · February 19, 1996
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Summary
SB 199 establishes a regulatory category for electric bicycles (max motor-assisted speed ~20 mph), requires operation on streets not sidewalks, mandates helmets for under-18 riders and requires a driver’s license; the bill passed to third reading (25–0).
The Senate advanced SB 199 on Feb. 19, which defines and regulates electric or motorized bicycles. Senator Beatty described the technology as essentially a mountain bike with an auxiliary electric motor that provides assistance up to roughly 20 miles per…
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