The move is in response to many young electric bike riders who often take to the streets without having tested for or received a typical driver’s license for a standard car. That means they are often ignorant of many traffic laws and safety information.
Assembly Bill 530, which will soon enter committee, would require both an online written test and a state-issued identification for riders who do not have a driver’s license. The bill would also ban riders under 12 years old from riding e-bikes.
License would’ve helped them know the rules of the road.
I’m from India, we don’t have that many ebikes but we do have a ton of teo-wheeler options. All of them need license and some insurance that covers liability etc.
The place where I lived in India also had mandatory helmet law as well, which were all enforced by the traffic police.
Doubt it, 80% of drivers in my city can’t even bother to use a turn signal. Laws don’t always lead to people following them.