The Roswell Police Department says it is seeing more children riding high-powered electric bikes and electric motorcycles in places they are not allowed to be — and on vehicles they are not legally old enough to operate.
What’s Happening: Roswell is the latest law enforcement agency in Georgia to flag the trend. Police say popularity does not equal legality, and that some electric two-wheelers sold and marketed as bikes are actually classified as motor vehicles under Georgia law.
What’s Important: The classification of an electric bike depends on its speed and motor output — not what it looks like or what a retailer calls it. Georgia law breaks electric bikes into three classes, and anything beyond those classes is treated the same as a motorcycle, with the same legal requirements…