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Committee sends e‑bike safety package to Judiciary after heated debate over age limits and enforcement
Summary
AB 23 46, a broad e‑bike safety bill proposing speedometers, integrated lights, consumer disclosures, and local authority to set speed limits on off‑road paths, was voted out of committee. Supporters cited rising pediatric trauma; bicycle advocates warned age‑based speed limits and penalty provisions risk profiling and harm to retailers.
Assemblymember Wilson (joint author Berman noted) presented AB 23 46 as a comprehensive update to California’s e‑bike safety laws, citing an increase in serious e‑bike injuries among children and a need to modernize equipment and consumer protections. The bill would require speedometers on Class 1 and 2 e‑bikes, integrated lights on all e‑bikes, set clear speed limits (including a 15‑mph limit for minors in some cases), create local authority to set speed limits on bike paths and multiuse…
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