Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal accidents
Summary
Amazon will stop selling certain high-speed electric bicycles (ebikes) in California after several serious accidents and a safety warning from the state attorney general. Some ebikes being sold can go faster than California law allows and are actually classified as mopeds or motorcycles, which have stricter rules.Key Facts
- Amazon plans to remove listings for ebikes that do not meet California speed and safety rules.
- California law says two-wheeled vehicles going over 28 mph with pedal help or over 20 mph with a throttle are mopeds or motorcycles, not ebikes.
- Mopeds and motorcycles require special licenses and have age limits to ride.
- An 81-year-old man died in Orange County after being hit by a teenager riding an illegal e-motorcycle. The teenager’s mother was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
- The California attorney general and county prosecutors issued a consumer alert warning that some vehicles sold as ebikes are actually mopeds or motorcycles.
- A news report found some Amazon listings for ebikes that could reach speeds over 40 mph, and Amazon removed those listings after being contacted.
- More than 100 deaths in the U.S. have been linked to ebike and e-motorcycle crashes, with injuries rising sharply in Southern California recently.
- A 13-year-old recently died in Orange County in another e-motorcycle crash.
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