Safety advocates pushing for crackdown on illegal ‘e-motos’ at Bay Area schools

What started as a crusade to allow e-bikes on bicycle trails in Marin County years ago has evolved into a mission to crack down on ‘e-motos’ and make roads safer for Bob Mittelstaedt.

As a volunteer for Safe Routes to School and founder of E-bike Access, Mittelstaedt visits school campuses across the Bay Area to track the rising number of e-motos.

“This doesn’t even have a class 2 e-bike label on it. It doesn’t pretend to be an e-bike. It’s an e-motorcycle. Start to finish,” said Mittelstaedt…

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