No. CS/SB 382
Filed under Transportation.
Micromobility Devices; Providing requirements for the operation of electric bicycles; prohibiting the operation of an electric bicycle above a certain speed under certain circumstances; creating the Micromobility Device Safety Task Force adjunct to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; requiring the Florida Highway Patrol and each police department and sheriff’s office to maintain a certain list, beginning on a certain date, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDRiders on shared paths must yield to pedestrians and signal before passing. This new rule applies to all electric bicycles on non-roadway paths.
E-bike riders may not exceed 10 mph if a pedestrian is within 50 feet. This speed limit applies specifically to sidewalks and other pedestrian-designated areas.
Violations of these new rules are classified as noncriminal traffic infractions. They are punishable as nonmoving violations under existing state law.
Police and the Florida Highway Patrol must now track and report all micromobility device crashes. This creates a new state-level data collection requirement.
AICreates a mandatory 10 mph speed limit for electric bicycles on sidewalks when a pedestrian is within 50 feet.
AIRequires electric bicycle operators on shared pathways to yield to pedestrians and give an audible signal before passing them.
AIMandates that law enforcement agencies maintain a list of all investigated crashes involving micromobility devices, regardless of the report form used.
AICreates a Micromobility Device Safety Task Force to examine and recommend improvements to state law and regulatory frameworks.
AIEstablishes that failing to comply with the new electric bicycle rules is a noncriminal traffic infraction.