AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 6, 2022
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 11, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
95
CHAPTER 147
Statutes of 2022
[ Approved by Governor August 15, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State August 15, 2022. ]
Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner Horvath
February 10, 2022
An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 893) to Chapter 8 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to electric bicycles.
Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal committee: yes Local program: no
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST
Existing law, the Protected Bikeways Act of 2014, provides that the state’s bicycle programs have not been fully developed or funded. Existing law establishes the Department of the California Highway Patrol within the Transportation Agency.
This bill would require the department to develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety and training programs based on evidence-based practices for users of electric bicycles, as defined, including, but not limited to, general electric bicycle riding safety, emergency maneuver skills, rules of the road, and laws pertaining to electric bicycles. The bill would require the safety and training programs to be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and to be posted on the internet website of the department.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Article 4 (commencing with Section 893) is added to Chapter 8 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code, to read:
Article 4. Electric Bicycle Safety and Training
As used in this article, “electric bicycle” has the meaning provided in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.
(a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety and training programs based on evidence-based practices for users of electric bicycles, including, but not limited to, general electric bicycle riding safety, emergency maneuver skills, rules of the road, and laws pertaining to electronic bicycles.
(b) The safety and training programs shall be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
(c) The safety and training programs shall be posted on the internet website of the Department of the California Highway Patrol on or before September 1, 2023.