For what it's worth and also to see how this issue was handled in another state, here are two stories about e-bikes in California (See the email below that I received via my work.)
Some of this has to do with e-MTB use, but most of it has to do with e-bikes on other types of bike facilities (paths, lanes, bike boulevards, etc.) It get a bit confusing because of California's designation of types of bike facilities into Class I, II, III, and IV. Just a bit of "We have to be different because we are California." How all that happened is a long story dating back decades. Here’s some info on California’s new e-bike law that I promised to send. The California bicycle association was instrumental in pushing legislation working in concert with industry. What resulted is AB1096: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1096 Here’s a good article that describes the new law, and in particular the inset photo (a chart with the various classifications/requirements, pasted below) is useful: http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2015/10/08/california-governor-signs-law-modernizing-e-bike-regulations#.Vp_aLlI-XMw Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 3:13 PM, William Hauda via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote: > For those of you who mountain bike. > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Action Alert: Wisconsin DNR Regulation of Electric Mountain Bikes > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:16:05 -0700 > From: IMBA <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Reply-To: IMBA <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > To: William Hauda <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > > [image: International Mountain Bicycling Association] > <http://sendemail.imba.com/wf/click?upn=x1970GT2TLQPp4zmNuPBSZPqCXtBSvm1m5k1o7h4koBXIWR9qNkLVBPtu36TgRAZjeBxevmt0nACokAawQXpGHEfPMzLFlApla2ZEXqMCtOps9iwsVGjd9a3rH6-2B4Ok0_6yRUwyYWKDxmpRxX0-2FoKXSpxNAIyGW757Pq69w9ZSoRJPhZzRQwfePLR-2Fjd3ua-2F0cghaTkdliKmSOj7aAnvIoal-2BzZ8Rjly2eogr13Oni9nBQ1q72mFv6542qobNM7VtrZv4ud2Vk-2F0-2FQ-2B3vYLH9nIyvPVDC73jeSk6-2Fb-2FK1XQE0tr09Lh7oLZDUPzaxmnCoGEkR9SqcP0Gure-2B9qNhImUltG6MefBLiuQEUIfmF-2FhPY6O-2B7XvdEgYqxwM9b7bqOOc-2FnygvNkyuo8AX5YZJ5vlU2v13M1tJZP0uhmDNUrW9OUJ4AqsGT4fXxH1nxjAWl> > [image: > Be A Link In The Chain!] > <http://sendemail.imba.com/wf/click?upn=x1970GT2TLQPp4zmNuPBSXYa8YGI4Fb2RVbs41-2F5CaBheqDWipjXaMG0ldSVEqZFG1FsYf9jCGwYf5GUS5I462QP-2BXkH6IVmhVWV1P4b1hiOTbeqljosF9KwupV-2B9MGZXLVEMgVDZtuu7kfNa7ZB4w-3D-3D_6yRUwyYWKDxmpRxX0-2FoKXSpxNAIyGW757Pq69w9ZSoRJPhZzRQwfePLR-2Fjd3ua-2F0cghaTkdliKmSOj7aAnvIoal-2BzZ8Rjly2eogr13Oni9nBQ1q72mFv6542qobNM7VtrZv4ud2Vk-2F0-2FQ-2B3vYLH9nIyvPVDC73jeSk6-2Fb-2FK1XQGXXVjpHeHk1oknxJaP9k4CbXVA4i31f5wu28eHx6sbDMqW6ZPlUtL8XZ7jhA5d-2BN6Df3ixLoqskqK9tRfu3x2Bl-2Fy-2BM9lGHQ-2BJj8cNV5Jzl42ZtPq44hRyxlE7uCAlHDeufLL-2FqNSdVlARY4-2F9olQ2> > > > Ask Wisconsin DNR to Improve Plans for Management of Electric Mountain > Bikes on Trails! > > Dear William, > > IMBA urges its supporters to ask the Wisconsin Department of Natural > Resources (DNR) to revise its proposed plan to manage electric mountain > bike (eMTB) access on trails. Rather than creating a blanket policy that > could allow allow all types of eMTBs on all trail types, please ask the DNR > to move forward more cautiously. > > *Submit your comments by Feb. 1, 2016, to DNR staffer Kathryn > Fitzgerald: [email protected] > <[email protected]> OR 608-267-2764 <608-267-2764>. * > > There will also be a public hearing on Feb. 1, 2016, in Fitchburg from 5 > p.m.–7 p.m. at the DNR Service Center, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road. > > Specifically, please mention that proposal NR45 should be modified to > specify that certain classes of eMTBs (such as pedal-assist models) should > be matched to particular trail types (like wide, natural-surface paths). > Not all trails, particularly narrow singletrack, are suitable for wholesale > access by eMTBs. The DNR should also engage in research to determine which > types of electric bicycles best interface with the current trail designs > and users. The process for exclusion or inclusion needs to be fully defined > with input from the mountain bike community before a proposal such as NR45 > can be successfully implemented. > > Additionally, we suggest you ask the DNR to revise NR45 to read as > follows: “The department may prohibit operation of motor bicycles on > specific trails or sections of trails by posted notice. No person may > operate a motor bicycle on a trail open to bicycles unless the trail is > posted as open to motor bicycles.” > > Thanks for reading, and please contact me if you have questions! > > Sincerely, > > Michelle Barker > > IMBA Midwest Region Director > > [email protected] > > Looking to support IMBA's advocacy efforts more? > Visit www.imba.com/join > <http://sendemail.imba.com/wf/click?upn=x1970GT2TLQPp4zmNuPBSVvediAli1ZUoOIGoN8gHvKaxuGxZffSWxIVhmyhoagu5myXCuVGtjY8G8BFb0yyaws1saZKw39lZlSpyfCyKr4QrW08CULAhZDMUuyfvCLW_6yRUwyYWKDxmpRxX0-2FoKXSpxNAIyGW757Pq69w9ZSoRJPhZzRQwfePLR-2Fjd3ua-2F0cghaTkdliKmSOj7aAnvIoal-2BzZ8Rjly2eogr13Oni9nBQ1q72mFv6542qobNM7VtrZv4ud2Vk-2F0-2FQ-2B3vYLH9nIyvPVDC73jeSk6-2Fb-2FK1XQGI3Bu8bM8v1suReNxq9PgYnz9td-2FjqIbzuHuVnTBPYZhbnpXk3jpUpBE2Wp9s9Xwshcmndc-2Br-2BZ2mM62dGZyJOjwqLZbnP-2BpORepdycMltFmd8uL4GWl25X5-2FJvlX3FBw6rpphMuM38qJYiDapK0Ya> > and be a link in the chain. > > > > 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