Glendale rolling out new safety regulations for e-bikes and e-scooters
Do you own electric bikes? How about electric scooters? If you live in Glendale, you should know about these new regulations.
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PHOENIX — Electric bicycle and scooter riders in Glendale will soon be impacted by a new ordinance that goes into effect on Thursday.
The Glendale City Council passed the ordinance, which adds minimum age requirements, equipment rules and categorizes different types of e-bikes, in December.
After Thursday, violations of the new rules will lead to fines starting at $50. The costs will go up to $500 if a driver is found to have violated the ordinance three times within a 12-month period.
What new rules will impact riders of electric bikes, electric scooters?
In addition to riding responsibly, operators of electric bikes and electric scooters must follow all traffic laws.
The Glendale Police Department will soon start enforcing various laws, such as:
- E‑bikes and e‑scooters used at night need a white light in front, a red light in back and reflectors so they’re visible.
- Riders aged 18 and younger must wear helmets.
- Riders cannot intentionally lift a wheel while moving, drive recklessly or travel against traffic.
Additionally, minimum age requirements apply to all riders. Only those 12 and up can ride electric scooters, while e-bike class 1 and 2 riders can’t be younger than 14 and e-bike class 3 riders must be at least 16.
More details about the ordinance can be found online.
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I applaud the regs and I am pro e-bike. What has happened is that e-bike manufactures have conflated e-bikes with e-scooters. They put fake pedals on bikes that will do 50mph,, and they get in the hands of 12 year olds who end up in traffic. Parents are confused by the conflation.
12 year olds should be able to use the ones that max out at 28 mph. People that want to use the street bikes need to make them street legal and have a license to operate them.
Way to go after the big problems. How many bad drivers crash every day in your city, yet you waste time creating a redundant set of laws targeting the few people who have figured out how to get around some other way.
Let's make public transit more enjoyable and make cars inconvenient. How? Buses should pull into plazas like every other vehicle for boarding and unloading, go down every street just like a school bus, frequencies should be 15 minutes or less, and the main hub should be like an airport with services and amenities. It would be less expensive than car ownership and less burdening on the climate.