E-Scooter Safety Notice

Sep 13, 2024

E-Scooter Safety 

Free CHP online e-bike safety course for E-Bike riders to learn the rules e-bike use and how to safely maneuver these vehicles.

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E-Scooters

Here are a few key CVC that e-scooter riders (and their parents, if under 18) need to know:

  • CVC 21235: In California, e-scooter riders must have a valid California Learner’s Permit or Driver’s License.
  • CVC 21235: Minors must wear a helmet when riding on an e-scooter.
  • CVC 22411: Riders must not exceed 15 mph on their e-scooter.
  • CVC 21235 and CVC 21229: E-scooters may not be ridden on sidewalks. They can be used on bike trails and bike lanes.
  • CVC 21235: E-scooters are for solo riders ONLY. Tandem riding is not allowed.

 

Bicycle

CVC 21212(a): A person under 18 years of age shall not operate a bicycle, a nonmotorized scooter, or a skateboard, nor wear in-line or roller skates, nor ride upon a bicycle, a nonmotorized scooter, or a skateboard as a passenger, upon a street, bikeway, as defined in Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code, or any other public bicycle path or trail unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet that meets the standards of either the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), or standards subsequently established by those entities. This requirement also applies to a person who rides upon a bicycle while in a restraining seat that is attached to the bicycle or in a trailer towed by the bicycle.