The head of state of Mexico City, Clara Brugada announced the regularization of e-bikes, which, if exceed the 25 km/h will be considered as electric motorbikes, and should comply with measures to circulate.
In addition, for cyclists to be safer, e-bikes won’t circulate on bikeways or special lanes, such as the shared bus bike lane.
Electric bikes will be electric motorcycles
As part of the future regularization of electric bikes, Brugada announced that all
motorized bike that exceeds the 25 km/h will be considered an electric motorcycle. For that, will be submitted to the same documentation as fuel motorcycles.
Restrictions
If considered as motorcycles, their motorists can’t circulate on bikeways, confined lanes and other type of cycling ways. These include cycle paths in green areas and the bus bike shared lane, where cyclists share lane with public transport.
The aim is to protect to cyclists, but also to pedestrian. For that reason, e-bikes won’t transit on sidewalks, all type of pedestrian areas neither any confined zone.
Regularization of electric bikes will reduce accidents
The capital mayor mentioned that, one of the reasons for electric bike regularization is to reduce traffic accidents. According to Brugada,motorcyclists cause the 49% of traffic accidents.
In this way, the aim of regularize all the e-bikes that exceed the 25km/h, is to reduce these accidents. According to studies, any vehicle that circulate over the 30 km/h can represent a mortal risk for motorist and pedestrian if presented a crash or run over.
And what about electric scooters?
Good news for owners of scooters, due regularization won’t be applicable for them, at least, not while the technical limitations of their vehicles don’t allow them to exceed the 25 km/h.
The capital mayor clarifies that scooters are not motorized transports. For that, these can circulate on bikeways; if there’s no cycling infrastructure, they have to use the right lane.
