e-Bike Safety Advocates
e-Bike Safety Training ~~ Interactive Outdoor Signs & Posters
E-bikes sold in the US in 2023
E-bikes will be sold in 2024
eBikes will be sold/year by 2025
e-Bikers/Cyclist Need to safely share Multi-use Paths
e-Biking popularity has exploded in the US with over 1.1 million e-Bikes sold in 2023*.
Projections suggest that new e-Bikes sales in the US will hit 2 million units in 2024; double that for 2025.
Denver just added 10,000 new e-Bikes with its popular voucher/rebate program in Fall 2024.
That’s a lot of new traffic on already crowded bike paths.
Most multi-use paths in Colorado are 8 feet wide. They were not designed for motorized traffic from e-bikes, scooters and unicycles.
Cargo e-Bikes weigh 60 – 80 lbs.; adult e-Bikers weigh 120 – 220 lbs.; 2 young kids weigh about 100 lbs.
That’s 200 – 300 lbs. traveling 20 – 30 MPH without notifying others that they are approaching from behind.
Class 3 – Cargo e-Bikes are not allowed to be used legally on Boulder paths but there is no enforcement.
As e-Biking has become more popular on Colorado paths, so have crashes, close encounters or “near miss” incidents with motorized electric “vehicles” and pedestrians. Yet there are no accurate records to track how many of these incidents are happening each year; nor where they are happening. Most communities rely on self-reported accidents via their website that most riders never use. They have not figured out how to track those incidents to create a baseline to compare improvements in future years.
Until NOW! e-Bike Safety Advocates (eSA) has introduced an interactive, QR based reporting tool printed on 12″ x 18″ outdoor safety signs that allows users to quickly report incidents and accidents.
This will allow communities to target where conflicts/incidents are occurring to possibly widen multi-use trails, install yield signs (and/or mirrors) and make improvements to trails that we now make for roads to improve safety.
This portal is dedicated to raising awareness about e-Bike Safety and Etiquette. We provide signage, safety classes for new riders, and resources for safety related tools/products/organizations for all e-Bike users.
Our QR based, outdoor signage program provides instant access to Trail maps in your area, Up-to-date restricted e-bike paths, e-Bike Safety & Etiquette Tips, and an interface to Report an Incident that happens on your multi-use paths.
The goal is to help prevent upcoming crashes by making people more aware of how to share the multi-use/bike paths with many users, locals as well as visitors.
A.S.K.
Annouce
when approaching from behind
~~ Ring bell or announce “on your left/right”
Signal
upcoming turns
~~ Left arm/left turns, Right arm/right turns
Kindness Matters
we all share the same path
~~ 15 – 20 MPH Max speed limit on paths
