E-bikes are fine as long as the users obey traffic laws. Most regular bicycle riders
don't. This is very dangerous.
Marc Brenman
mbrenman01(a)comcast.net
On April 17, 2020 at 1:15 PM "Sandt, Laura"
<sandt(a)hsrc.unc.edu> wrote:
Hi Kelly,
PeopleForBikes has a detailed website about the current regulations as well as
guidance on comments:
https://peopleforbikes.org/federal-e-bike-rulemaking/
They have an active communications campaign to encourage comments supporting the
rule-making (pasted below).
Hope this helps!
Laura Sandt, PhD
Director, Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety
Director, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
UNC Highway Safety Research Center
919-962-2358 (office)
512-590-9650 (cell)
sandt(a)hsrc.unc.edu mailto:sandt@hsrc.unc.edu
Correspondence from PeopleForBikes:
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Many of the places we love to ride bikes on public lands are currently closed to
electric bicycles (e-bikes) because of outdated laws governing how e-bikes are defined and
managed.
That could change for the better
https://u8232924.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=-2FQ23vsRKP4fdjLiX7FqTphxVtOE…
and we encourage you to speak up in support of e-bikes.
In early April, the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and
Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation proposed new regulations
https://u8232924.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=-2FQ23vsRKP4fdjLiX7FqTphxVtOE…
("rulemaking") regarding e-bike use on federal lands. If adopted, these
proposed regulations would mean:
* E-bikes would no longer be defined as motor vehicles or off-road vehicles, but
have a standalone, sensible and modern definition.
* The three classes of e-bikes would be properly defined.
* E-bike riders would have similar rights, privileges and duties as traditional
bike riders.
* Agency officials would be authorized to allow e-bikes on roads, paths and
trails where they are currently prohibited.
* Local land managers would maintain significant control, in partnership with the
public, to make access decisions.
The public has until early June to comment on these proposed regulations. We
encourage everyone to support this rulemaking and help improve access for e-bike riders
around the country.
[GET INVOLVED TO SUPPORT E-BIKES]
Our federal e-bike rulemaking webpage
https://u8232924.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=-2FQ23vsRKP4fdjLiX7FqTphxVtOE…
has all of the details on each agency's proposed e-bike regulations and guidance on
how to submit comments.
To make things easy, we drafted
https://u8232924.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=-2FQ23vsRKP4fdjLiX7FqTphxVtOE…
pre-written comments for you to submit to each agency (each of the four agencies has a
slightly different proposed rule and unique process for commenting). Consider customizing
these comments with your own stories, data or anecdotes that are specific to your e-bike
experience.
The deadlines for comments fall between June 8 - 12, 2020. We'll be sure to send
you a reminder before the final dates.
From: Kelly Rodgers <kelly(a)thinkstreetsmart.org>
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 10:33 AM
To: TRB Health and Transportation <trbhealth(a)mailman.chrispy.net>
Subject: [TRBHealth] Proposed Rule-Making on Electric Bicycles
Has anyone heard about this or know of an organization that has evaluated these rules
and can provide guidance for comments?
The US Department of the Interior released several Notices of Proposed Rulemaking for
relations of electric bicycles (e-bikes) under the following agencies. Comment deadlines
vary for each agency, but are open until mid-June. For more information and to submit
comment, visit the following links:
· US Fish and Wildlife Service:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/07/2020-07167/...
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/07/2020-07167/national-wi…
· National Park Service:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/08/2020-07163/...
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/08/2020-07163/general-pro…
· Bureau of Land Management:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/10/2020-07099/...
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/10/2020-07099/increasing-…
· Bureau of Reclamation:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/13/2020-07213/...
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/13/2020-07213/off-road-ve…
On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 8:13 AM Ed Christopher <edc(a)berwyned.com
mailto:edc@berwyned.com > wrote:
In an attempt to keep us up-to-date there is more news to report on the
formation of the TRB health committee. The proposal for the committee
that was submitted for the March deadline was accepted and the committee
is being formed (the proposal is attached). The first order of business
was for TRB to identify a committee chair. Leslie Meehan, TN Department
of Public Health, and I (Ed Christopher, Independent Transportation
Planning Consultant) have been nominated and accepted to serve as
co-chairs. Tom Palmerlee and Gary Jenkins will serve as the TRB staff to
the committee.
The Committee with be organized under the Transportation and Society
Section (AME00) which is part of the Sustainability & Resilience Group
(AM000). Bill Anderson is the TRB staff to the Section and Group. Here
is a link to the Current committee organizational chart.
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/strategicalignment/TRBOrganization…
Leslie and I had our first meeting yesterday with TRB staff and began
discussing the tasks ahead. First on our plate will be to build the
committee membership. This will be done incrementally over the next
several weeks in consultation with TRB staff. More to come.
Stay safe
--
Ed Christopher
Transportation Planning Consultant
708-269-5237
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