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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the San Francisco Standard:
If state lawmakers have their way, you'll have to get a license plate for your e-bike, and if you're planning to buy one next year, it'll be slower. Amid growing concerns about e-bike safety, particularly among children in Bay Area suburbs, two bills introduced this year
aim to make it easier to ticket riders and reduce the top speed of some models
.
AB 1942
would require certain e-bikes to be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles and display license plates, and
AB 1557
would slow e-bikes that children are allowed to operate. Both bills are still being reviewed in committee. If either bill passes this year, it will take effect Jan. 1.