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.
If a bike blows a stop sign going 20 and I have stopped, scanned, and advanced, and they go over my hood, I sure fucking want to be exempt of guilt.
For the rider’s benefit they should be coached on traffic safety.