• someguy3@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    The bill creates three classifications of electric bicycles. Class 1 ebikes only provide assistance when a rider is actively pedaling and stops its motor when the bike reaches 20 mph. Class 2 ebikes can be propelled without pedaling and top out at 20 mph. And Class 3 ebikes require pedaling, come with a speedometer and top out at 28 mph.

    Levy initially proposed allowing anyone, regardless of age, to use a Class 1 electric bicycle and making it a traffic violation for a child younger than 16 to use a Class 2 or Class 3 ebike. But as passed by the House, the bill would ban ebikes for anyone younger than 16 who doesn’t have a driver’s license or permit. Anyone 16 or older can use any ebike.

    Hmmm. I think high school is when there might be a real need for an Ebike so I’d go with that age.

    What age can you get a driver’s license? Does a learners license count?

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      8 months ago

      A permit is a learner’s license, and it looks like you can get them starting at 15 in Oregon, which is the case in most states.