Two bills moving through the California legislature this year could change how e-bikes are bought, ridden, and regulated across the state. One would require
Here is a list of all the cities in the East Bay, South Bay, and Peninsula, and the sidewalk cycling laws for each community. Keep in mind that although children are allowed to ride on the sidewalk in some cities this does not mean that they are required to do so. Also note that if a jurisdiction does not specifically regulate sidewalk cycling via their local code then it is permitted everywhere (the “No Data” column below):
NYC probably bans it.
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Yeah.
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-31165
California has patchwork restrictions on it — it may not be illegal where you see someone doing it.
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https://bikeeastbay.org/SidewalkCycling/
Who’s gonna enforce it though? It’s essentially unenforceable until someone causes an accident and the cops are called