Some Bay Area leaders support a proposed California State Senate bill that would make it harder for manufacturers to sell high powered e-motorcycles as e-bikes. The idea is to put pressure on manufacturers to correctly label e-bikes. If approved, Senate Bill 1167 would clarify that high-powered e -motorcycles cannot be designated as e-bikes and businesses would be in violation of false advertising laws if they inaccurately market e-bikes that don’t meet specific criteria. Pleasant Hill Vice Mayor Andrei Obolenskiy supports the new approach. “This puts the onus on the manufacturers,” he said. “We don’t need to be going after children. We need to go to the manufacturer and say, ‘Hey, this is what a class one e-bike is, this is what a class two e-bike is, this is what a class three e-bike is, and define that so that parents know what’s safe to buy for their kids.” He said currently some so called e-bikes sold are actually e-motorcycles that can reach speeds above 40 mph. Obolenskiy said he’d also like to see standard safety regulations required for braking systems. He said the heavier e-bikes often don’t brake as fast, something his own teenage son experienced, which led to a minor crash. As for Senate Bill 1167, it’s awaiting a floor vote by the full assembly. ...read more read less