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Traffic Safety Commission weighs two state ebike bills amid concerns about enforcement and school-route safety
Summary
Commissioners discussed AB 1942 (registration/plates for some class 2/3 ebikes) and SB 1167 (clarifying that higher-powered motorized bikes are e-motorbikes) and urged coordination with schools and county enforcement; local police noted enforcement and identification challenges.
A commissioner briefed the Traffic Safety Commission on two pending state bills related to electric bicycles: AB 1942, which would require registration and plates for some class 2 and class 3 ebikes via the DMV, and SB 1167, which would clarify that higher-powered, throttle-driven vehicles above a power threshold are e-motorbikes subject to different regulation.
"The first one is would require class two and class three ebike owners to register…
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