Petition updateAmend the SAFE SPEEDS Act: Regulate E-Bikes by Speed — Not Wattage
Punish the Rider, Not the Bike — Petition Updated

Electric RouteIN, United States
Oct 12, 2026
Update — October 12, 2026: I removed the weight limit from this petition.
When I first wrote this petition, I included a limit of about 100 pounds for e-bikes. After reading the comments and thinking it through, I realized that limit works against the whole point here: punish the rider, not the bike. A weight limit would push out heavier e-bikes and e-motos even when they're ridden responsibly — around 20 mph on shared paths, slowing down and giving a warning when passing. That's the same kind of thinking I'm asking Congress to drop. So it's out. Nothing else about responsible, speed-based rules changes.
I explain the full reasoning in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUNoXFzajeY
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