CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1946Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner HorvathFebruary 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. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1946, as introduced, Boerner Horvath. Electric bicycles: safety and training program.Existing law, the Protected Bikeways Act of 2014, provides that the states bicycle programs have not been fully developed or funded. Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to develop safety standards in connection with the use of bicycles, including the establishment of minimum safety design criteria for the planning and construction of specified types of bikeways and roadways where bicycle travel is permitted.This bill would require the department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, to develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 electronic bicycles. The bill would require the safety standards and training programs to be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and to be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe 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 Training893. As used in this article, electric bicycle has the meaning provided in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.894. (a) The department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, shall develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 standards and training programs shall be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.(c) The safety standards and training programs shall be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety on or before September 1, 2023.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1946Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner HorvathFebruary 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. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1946, as introduced, Boerner Horvath. Electric bicycles: safety and training program.Existing law, the Protected Bikeways Act of 2014, provides that the states bicycle programs have not been fully developed or funded. Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to develop safety standards in connection with the use of bicycles, including the establishment of minimum safety design criteria for the planning and construction of specified types of bikeways and roadways where bicycle travel is permitted.This bill would require the department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, to develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 electronic bicycles. The bill would require the safety standards and training programs to be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and to be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1946
Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner HorvathFebruary 10, 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.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1946, as introduced, Boerner Horvath. Electric bicycles: safety and training program.
Existing law, the Protected Bikeways Act of 2014, provides that the states bicycle programs have not been fully developed or funded. Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to develop safety standards in connection with the use of bicycles, including the establishment of minimum safety design criteria for the planning and construction of specified types of bikeways and roadways where bicycle travel is permitted.This bill would require the department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, to develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 electronic bicycles. The bill would require the safety standards and training programs to be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and to be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety.
Existing law, the Protected Bikeways Act of 2014, provides that the states bicycle programs have not been fully developed or funded. Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to develop safety standards in connection with the use of bicycles, including the establishment of minimum safety design criteria for the planning and construction of specified types of bikeways and roadways where bicycle travel is permitted.
This bill would require the department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, to develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 electronic bicycles. The bill would require the safety standards and training programs to be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and to be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
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 Training893. As used in this article, electric bicycle has the meaning provided in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.894. (a) The department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, shall develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 standards and training programs shall be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.(c) The safety standards and training programs shall be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety on or before September 1, 2023.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## 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 Training893. As used in this article, electric bicycle has the meaning provided in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.894. (a) The department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, shall develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 standards and training programs shall be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.(c) The safety standards and training programs shall be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety on or before September 1, 2023.
SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 893) is added to Chapter 8 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
Article 4. Electric Bicycle Safety and Training893. As used in this article, electric bicycle has the meaning provided in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.894. (a) The department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, shall develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 standards and training programs shall be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.(c) The safety standards and training programs shall be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety on or before September 1, 2023.
Article 4. Electric Bicycle Safety and Training893. As used in this article, electric bicycle has the meaning provided in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.894. (a) The department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, shall develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 standards and training programs shall be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.(c) The safety standards and training programs shall be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety on or before September 1, 2023.
Article 4. Electric Bicycle Safety and Training
Article 4. Electric Bicycle Safety and Training
893. As used in this article, electric bicycle has the meaning provided in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.
893. As used in this article, electric bicycle has the meaning provided in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code.
894. (a) The department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, shall develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 standards and training programs shall be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.(c) The safety standards and training programs shall be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety on or before September 1, 2023.
894. (a) The department, in coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety, shall develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety standards 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 standards and training programs shall be developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
(c) The safety standards and training programs shall be posted on the internet websites of both the department and the Office of Traffic Safety on or before September 1, 2023.