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Milton police clarify which electric two-wheelers qualify as bicycles under Georgia law
Summary
Milton police advised residents that electric bikes with working brakes, motors of 750 watts or less and a motor-only top speed of 20 mph are treated as bicycles; vehicles without pedals or built like motorcycles are classified as motor-driven vehicles and must meet full street-legal requirements.
Sergeant Little of the Milton Police Department Traffic Unit and Officer Pishak, a school liaison officer, issued a public advisory clarifying when electric two-wheeled vehicles are treated as bicycles under Georgia law and when they are regulated as motor-driven vehicles.
"Not everything with a battery in 2 wheels is legal to ride on our streets, sidewalks, or private parking lots," Sergeant Little said, introducing the department's guidance.
Under the standards the officers described, an electric bicycle is treated the same as a conventional bicycle if it has working brakes, a…
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