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.
It’s pretty logical when you consider them to be motorized vehicles - which they are. Basically the same as motor scooters (mopeds).
A basic knowledge of motorized vehicle use and plates road laws should be the bare minimum…