US EditionChula Vista to Consider Ordinance to Regulate E-Bikes – Again
UNITED STATES, JUL 22 – Mihogo aims to reduce rider confusion and improve safety with state-by-state guides and compliance tools amid rising e-bike use and evolving U.S. regulations.
- Chula Vista City Council plans to vote again on Aug. 5 to approve an ordinance regulating electric micromobility vehicles after an 8-year-old boy died July 13 while riding an e-scooter in Otay Ranch.
- The ordinance follows rising safety concerns and a 158% national injury increase from 2017 to 2023, with officials citing the boy’s death and resident complaints as urgency factors.
- Key rules include banning children under 12 from operating e-bikes and scooters, prohibiting riders under 18 from carrying passengers, and restricting class 3 e-bikes and scooters from sidewalks and roads with speed limits of 40 mph or higher.
- Councilmember Michael Inzunza stressed, “Our goal is not to be punitive,” but to educate, launching a 90-day outreach with schools and businesses before fines up to $250 or vehicle confiscation begin.
- The ordinance aims to balance embracing modern mobility with safety, though advocacy groups urge improved infrastructure instead of stricter rules, and the city plans continued collaboration and future state-level regulations for class 3 e-bikes.
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Chula Vista to consider ordinance to regulate e-bikes – again
New laws are cropping up regarding the use of e-bikes.(File photo courtesy nps.gov) The Chula Vista City Council will again hear an ordinance Tuesday evening that would regulate electric micromobility vehicles such as e- bikes and e-scooters. If the council approves the ordinance — which was initially heard last month but must be passed twice due to recent language changes — Chula Vista could adopt the strictest micromobility regulations in San …
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