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Commissioners vote to draft letter urging countywide e-bike rules after rising pediatric trauma
Summary
The commission asked the chair and a commissioner to draft a letter recommending that City Council contact Assemblymembers to pursue countywide legislation (modeled on Marin County's approach) to restrict Class 2 e-bike use for younger teens and expand helmet rules, and to emphasize enforcement and education locally.
A commissioner urged the Mobility & Traffic Safety Commission to ask City Council to press state legislators for an expansion of a Marin County'style authority that would allow local governments to prohibit under-age riders from using higher-powered Class 2 e-bikes and require helmets. The proponent cited pediatric trauma trends reported by local trauma centers and argued a countywide bill—with optional municipal adoption—would be more effective than a city-only approach.
The motion asked the chair and the proponent to draft a letter recommending that City Council contact Assemblymembers (named in the motion) to pursue such countywide authority. Commissioners added a parallel emphasis on enforcement and online and in-person education (assemblies, bike rodeos and online courses). The commission voted to forward the recommendation to City Council for its consideration.
