A bill moving through the Tennessee state legislature would change who can ride an e-bike and where — and it’s drawing pushback from business owners in Middle Tennessee who say the proposed regulations target the wrong vehicles.
Senate Bill 1782, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, would in part give local governments the power to ban e-bikes from bike lanes and trails. It would also raise the minimum age requirement for Class 3 e-bikes — the faster category — to 16.
Johnson says the City of Franklin requested the bill after a growing number of children were injured in accidents…