E-Bike Safety Blog
e-Bike “Near Miss” Concerns on Metro Bike Paths
e-Bikes are everywhere in Colorado these days, in part thanks to the success of voucher and rebate programs offered in Front Range cities. Denver added 10,000 new e-Bikes with their Fall 2024 program. That’s just a small part of the 2+ million new e-Bikes projected to...
e-Bike Related Head Injuries Increased 49X in 5 years
Most bike and multi-use paths in Colorado are 8 feet wide and were not designed for motorized traffic that goes 20+ MPH. Over 2 million new e-Bikes are projected to be sold in the US in 2024: 4 million new e-bikes in 2025. Denver just added almost 10,000 new e-Bikes...
Time Magazine Names Aventon Best Ebike Brand of 2024
Aventon has been named "World’s Best E-Bike Brand" by Time Magazine, a prestigious honor based on a comprehensive survey conducted by TIME and Statista. In this first-ever global brand ranking, over 22,000 U.S. consumers were polled across 66 different categories, and...
15-Year-Old’s Request for e-Bike Safety Tips to Please His Parents
It's nice to see that our e-Bike Safety message is resonating with a younger audience. Check out this recent inquiry from a 15-year-old on the East Coast and our response: Message: I hope you’re doing well. My name is Rohan, and I’m 15 years old. I’ve been interested...
Input on e-Bike Safety Rules – Technical Hazards
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) related to mechanical hazards of e-bikes related to these core issues: Whether the CPSC will adopt a version of the 3-class system used by many states and how...
“Car-free” Bikeway from Boulder to Longmont under construction
Boulder County is embarking on a grand plan to build a dedicated Bikeway between Boulder and Longmont through the center greenway of the Diagonal. This will be an "uninterrupted" multi-use path with overpasses and tunnels. For updates and the project, Read more:...
Boulder’s e-Bike Voucher Program Starts 9/16 – $1,600 – $2,700 vouchers
City of Boulder is doing their part to help locals get their own e-Bike by offering a voucher program that starts on September 16th and ends September 30th. Essentially, e-bike and bicycle shops that sell e-Bikes will honor that voucher when you buy during the...
A growing toll from bike and e-bike accidents
Pitkin County and Aspen have been seeing an overall increase in bike and e-bike accidents over the past five years, according to data from Pitkin County Open Space and Trails and the Aspen Police Department. As a result, Aspen Valley Hospital’s trauma department is...
e-Bike Safety online course offered in Goleta, California
The use of e-bikes is skyrocketing and so is the need for riders to understand how to operate them safely. The City of Goleta, CA has expanded its first E-bike Safety Awareness Day in January 2023 to a week-long event this past January 2024. The goal is to bring an...
Governor Polis Promotes Newly Launched E-Bikes For Rent at Chatfield State Park
Governor Jared Polis, joined by Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Executive Director Shoshana Lew, discussed the new rentable electric bicycles at Chatfield State Park and promoted Colorado's new statewide e-bike safety campaign, "Go Safe, Go Far." “Outdoor...