Tell Governor Newsom to sign SB 1167, the e-bike classification reform bill

SB 1167: a needed step toward addressing safety issues with high-powered electric mopeds

SB 1167 (Blakespear) would ban manufacturers from advertising high-powered “e-motos” as e-bikes. This legislation requires higher-powered electric motorcycles and mopeds to be truthfully labeled, properly disclosed, and regulated as motor vehicles.

SB 1167 is a crucial step to protect consumers from deceptive advertising, preserve safe and legal e-bikes, and better protect pedestrians from high-powered devices that are actually motorcycles (and extremely dangerous if driven on sidewalks and in other pedestrian spaces).

WHY THIS MATTERS: Cities including San Francisco are grappling with how to address safety and regulatory issues related to the fast growth of micromobility devices (which includes e-bikes, e-scooters, e-mopeds, and e-motos).

Here at Walk SF, we’re hearing a growing number of concerns about pedestrian safety in relation to micromobility devices, especially related to illegal sidewalk riding.

A fundamental challenge for California cities in better regulating micromobility devices is that there are no rules about what is advertised as an “e-bike” versus what is actually an electric moped or ‘e-moto’, which can go up to 50 miles per hour.

Governor Newsom only has until September 30 to sign SB 1167. Email or call Governor Newsom to sign it now!