Governor Proposes New Regulations on E-Bikes, Mopeds
The proposal would set helmet, registration and insurance rules by speed tier and give regulators new enforcement powers.
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Governor Maura Healey introduced last Monday the Ride Safe Act, which would create a four-category speed-based system for regulating electric bicycles, scooters and other microtransport vehicles in Massachusetts. The proposal, which still has to pass through the State House, would be the first of its kind in the country. The project responds to the increase in incidents on the streets of the state, including a deadly clash between a scooter and …
Governor Proposes New Regulations on E-Bikes, Mopeds
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey filed legislation on Monday, May 4, to strengthen regulations of micromobility devices, like bikes, scooters and mopeds. The Ride Safe Act, formally “An Act to enhance the safe use of micromobility devices,” intends to build on recommendations of a commission formed by Healey under the Mass Leads Act, respond to safety concerns, and eliminate confusion about regulation of these devices across the state. The propose…
Massachusetts e-bike, scooter regulations explained
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey sent a proposal to the Senate on Monday that aims to regulate e-bikes, scooters and mopeds through a “speed-based framework.” The Senate referred the bill governing the use of so-called micromobility devices to the Committee on Transportation. “Micromobility is already a part of how people get to work, school and around their communities, but right now, the rules are unclear and inconsistent,” Healey said in a sta…
Massachusetts proposes nation's first e-bike laws based on speed
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering one of the most comprehensive micromobility regulatory overhauls we’ve seen in the US yet, proposing a new legal framework that would categorize everything from bicycles and e-bikes to electric scooters and Sur Ron-style electric motos into a four-tier speed classification system. And unlike many recent state proposals that have focused narrowly [...]
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