Marin County supervisors take initial steps to throttle e-bike usage for riders under 16

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News March 26, 2025March 25, 2025

FILE: A child rides a Kent Torpedo electric bicycle in an image from video. Data compiled by Marin County health officials found that cycling accidents involving youths surged 110% between 2019 and 2022, and that 10-15 year olds had an e-bike accident rate five times all other age groups in 2023. (Framegrab via Electrek.co/YouTube)

The Marin County Board of Supervisors is one step closer to banning youth under the age of 16 from riding certain electric bikes after approving the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday.

Public safety concerns over children riding class 2 e-bikes with throttles has prompted Marin County to consider implementing tighter regulations.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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