"Manufacturers set the 20-mile-per-hour limit to comply with federal law, but some bikes can be altered or 'unlocked' to go faster."
"'So in some cases there are bikes that are sold as Class 2 bike that then can be 'unlocked' or 'jail broken' so that they go over 20 miles an hour, that's against the rules,' said Karen Wiener, owner of The New Wheel electric bike shop."
"'I welcome enforcement, and I think that most effective enforcement will be at the border that the things that are being imported are...'"
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Bay Area district attorneys are warning about the misuse of modified electric bicycles. These altered e-bikes can exceed the legal speed limit of 20 miles per hour, raising safety concerns. Class 1 e-bikes provide pedal assistance only, while Class 2 e-bikes can operate with a throttle. Some models can be modified to bypass these limits. Manufacturers set the speed cap to comply with federal law, but enforcement is needed to address the import of non-compliant bikes.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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