A young e-bike user drives around downtown Orinda on Jan. 7.

New laws and new concerns about e-bike safety for kids

By Sora O'Doherty — January 14, 2026 · Page 1 · View as PDF

Although California has new laws that came into effect on Jan. 1 designed to improve electric bicycle (e-bike) safety, there is growing concern among the law enforcement and medical communities about what is seen as a rapidly growing incidence of severe…