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Mill Valley hears county plan to restrict throttle e-bikes for riders under 16 and launch education campaign
Summary
City and county officials told the Mill Valley school board the Marin County AB 1778 pilot will restrict throttle (Class 2) e-bikes for riders under 16, expand helmet rules and pair enforcement with a broad education campaign starting before fall; presenters cited EMS data showing higher e-bike injuries among 10–15 year-olds.
Max Perret, a Mill Valley city council member and the district's liaison, and Talia Smith of the County of Marin presented an overview of a county pilot to reduce e-bike injuries and an associated public education campaign.
Talia Smith, who leads legislative and intergovernmental affairs for the county executive's office, said Marin emergency medical services began tracking e-bike crashes separately in October 2023 and reported alarming trends: "there was a 110% increase" in EMS calls for bicycle-related 9-1-1 responses in a recent period, and "with e-bikes, the accident rate for 10 to 15 year olds was 5 times higher," she told the board.
Why it matters: presenters said severe injuries reported by emergency physicians'including head trauma, internal bleeding and pelvic fractures'prompted local policy action. Mill Valley and other…
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