A study (pdf) conducted by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), 119 people have died while using electric scooters or e-bikes between 2017 to 2021. The report states deadly crashes involving these vehicles may have gone unreported, prompting transportation officials to take action. The NTSB made several recommendations to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
Users of e-scooters and electric bikes, in Singapore will soon need to pass a theory test prior to riding in public, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced. The ministry has also expanded a code of conduct that currently focuses on personal mobility device (PMD) users to include guidelines for pedestrians. In a move follow the […]
E-bikes, which were recently allowed in state parks, can now be used in national parks as well. The Department of the Interior announced its plan to implement an order allowing the use of low-speed electric bicycles at national wildlife refuges and other DOI-managed public lands where regular biking already occurs. “Millions of Americans want to […]
New York state lawmakers in June 2019 voted to legalize e-scooters and e-bikes in New York state and allow cities to decide on how to regulate e-scooter sharing programs. The legislation is still pending Gov. Cuomo’s approval, and as written, the bill won’t allow e-scooter sharing programs in Manhattan. Now A study by INRIX Research analyzed […]
Ford GoBike — the Bay Area bike sharing system run by Motivate, which was acquired by Lyft last year — is getting a revamp that will bring new ebikes to the Bay Area. The company, which is set to go by the new name Bay Wheels, will release an ebike model with new features on […]
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