Adding Bike Littering to E-Bike Bill

Engaging neighbors on social media like Next Door, we discovered the hazard of carelessly littering of sidewalks with abandoned e-bikes and e-scooters, so we modified our E-Bike Bill to include a requirement that DC provide more docking facilities and that license holders like Lyft and Lime continue rental fees until the vehicle is docked.

Tell us what you think. Remember someone you know wants to sign. Please ask them today. Our new goal is 1850 by Wednesday August 18.

Thank you for your support. Nick DelleDonne 703 929 6656

Here is the full text of the E-Bike Bill:

DC E-Bike Bill based on Priscilla’s Law Introduced in NY State

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, requiring that bicycles, scooters and all other wheeled vehicles with electric assist be registered with the District Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

The People of DC, represented in DC Council, do enact as follows:

The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

Every wheeled vehicle with electric assist, not limited to bicycles and scooters, shall be registered and issued a numbered license plate by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). No person shall operate a bicycle or scooter with electric assist unless it has a distinctive number assigned to it by the DMV. 

Every rider of a bicycle or scooter with electric assist shall be at least 16 years of age, licensed and certified to ride on the streets of DC having passed a test administered by the DMV.

Every operator of a bicycle and scooter with electric assist shall be insured for injury and property liability.

Every rider of a bicycle and scooter with electric assist shall be equipped with protective gear such as a helmet and reflective clothing at night as determined by the DMV.

Littering of bikes and scooters will not be allowed. Bikes and Scooters while not in use must be docked. Rental fees will continue until docked.

Bikes and scooters with electric assist will be barred from sidewalks.

Taxpayers should not subsidize biking. Rental fees should cover the cost of the rental.

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT), through its licensing procedures with Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) companies like Lime, will limit speeds to 15 mph.