San Diego is cracking down on e-bikes with new rules banning young kids from riding and limiting passengers.
Why it matters: E-bikes are popular but sometimes dangerous vehicles, and crashes are sending more kids to the hospital for traumatic injuries.
Driving the news: The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt new regulations under a pilot program that bans children under 12 from riding class 1 and class 2 e-bikes.
- Passengers will only be allowed on bikes with a second seat.
- There will be a 60-day warning period before $25 citations are issued, and kids can take an e-bike safety course to get a ticket waived.
- The rules will take effect 30 days after a final approval by the council and the mayor. The program will run through 2029.
Zoom in: The program requires police to collect data on the number of traffic stops, citations, rider ages and races, crashes, injuries and e-bike types and report it to the state…