Assembly Bill 1778, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, permits Marin County to adopt the restrictions as part of a pilot program to improve e-bike safety. The program will last until 2029.

Marin Supervisor Mary Sackett, who worked with Connolly on the bill, is right in stressing “this is not anti-bike or e-bike.” The objective is to save lives and limbs. Adopting the law ...

The existing e-bike laws are not being consistently enforced in Marin for several reasons, including lack of public awareness and lack of police resources, according to Norton and county bike ...

The rules barring anyone under 16 from riding class two and class three e-bikes, which have throttles and top speeds over 20 ...

Marin County in California is looking to ban e-bikes for youth under the age of 16 due to the 110% increase in e-bike accidents between 2019-2022.

Marin County will soon become one of the first counties in California to regulate the use of electric bikes for children under 16. 32,404 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve ...

This move would make Marin the first California county to impose age restrictions on this class of e-bike. Get SFGATE's top stories sent to your inbox by signing up for The Daily newsletter here.