Ebike Law in the USA

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1、EbikeLawintheUSAOurbicycles(nottheEVD)areclassifiedasElectricBicyclesintheUS.Thismeans thatyoucanrideinbikelanes,ontheroad,andonsidewalksinmostcities(somecitiesrestrictbicyclesfromsomesidewalksinsomepedestrianareas).Ridinganelectricbikedoesn'trequirealicense,registration,orinsurance.Themainthi

2、ngtounderstandisthatourproductsfollowthesamerulesandlawsasbicycles.TheUSgovernmentpassedanamendmentthatdefineswhatanelectricbicycleis.FromtheConsumerProductSafetyCommissionWebSite:"Forthepurposeofthissection,thetermlow-speedelectricbicyclemeansatwo-orthree-wheeledvehiclewithfullyoperablepedals

3、andanelectricmotoroflessthan750watts(1h.p.),whosemaximumspeedonapavedlevelsurface,whenpoweredsolelybysuchamotorwhileriddenbyanoperatorwhoweighs170pounds,islessthan20mph."Theactfurtherstates:"Forpurposesofmotorvehiclesafetystandardsissuedandenforcedpursuanttochapter301oftitle49,UnitedStatesCode

4、,alow-speedelectricbicycle(asdefinedinsection38(b)oftheConsumerProductSafetyAct)shallnotbeconsideredamotorvehicleasdefinedbysection30102(6)oftitle49,UnitedStatesCode.PassedtheHouseofRepresentativesMarch6,2001."Thekeypointsherearethespeedlimitof20MPHandwithfullyoperablepedals.Anythingotherthant

5、hisisaMotorVehicleandmusthaveaTitle,License,andRegistration-AND-followallofthesafetyrulesthatapplytomotorvehicles.Thismeansthatmanyproductswon'teverbelegaltorideonpublicstreets.Theysimplywon'teverpassthetoughrequirementssetbytheDepartmentofTransportation(DOT)andConsumersProductSafetyCommission

6、formotorvehicles.TheUSDepartmentoftransportationalsohasruledonelectricBicyclesandalsohasthe20mphlimit.Thisisourbestunderstandingofthelawsandregulationssurroundingelectricbicycles.Pleaseconsultyourlocalofficialsforcompletedetailsforyourarea.ThisisNOTlegaladvice.                                 

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