Posted by Founder, Bicycling Monterey
E-Bike Safety and Training Programs
For our intro to e-bike regulations, click here.
The safety and training resources below are provided for your consideration.
(1) “E-Bike Smart,” an electric bicycle rider safety education program created by People For Bikes, the League of American Bicyclists, and Bicycle Colorado, launched to the public on August 30, 2023. https://www.ebikesmart.org
Related press release from the League of American Bicyclists: https://bikeleague.org/new-e-bike-smart-rider-education-course-launches/
(2) “Electric Bicycle Safety and Training,” an online course from California Highway Patrol, launched to the public on August 31, 2023. https://www.chp.ca.gov/Programs-Services/Services-Information/Bike-and-Ped-Safety.
Related press release from CHP: https://www.chp.ca.gov/PressReleases/Pages/CHP-ROLLS-OUT-STATEWIDE-SAFETY-TRAINING-PROGRAM–FOR-ELECTRIC-BICYCLES.aspx
Background on CHP’s program: Assembly Bill 1946 [Boerner Horvath] required the California Highway Patrol to develop statewide safety standards and training programs for users of e-bikes, on or before Sept 1, 2023: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1946.
People of all ages and abilities have reasons for adopting e-bikes for many of their transportation, recreation, or other bicycling needs. Here are just a few of the many e-bikes spotted in Monterey County.
More about e-bikes
After this post was published on 9/13/23, a third program became available and was added here: “E-Bike Safety Basics”—but note the 11/1/25 update on that program. Also available is a 12/8/23 post from the California Bicycle Coalition that compared the three programs; see “New E-Bike Training Resources Come Online” https://www.calbike.org/new-e-bike-training-resources-come-online/.
Update, 11/1/25: “California pulls the plug on flawed e-bike project.” https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/01/california-pulls-the-plug-on-flawed-e-bike-project-once-run-by-investigated-san-diego-nonprofit/ The California E-Bike Incentive Project was formerly a partnership between California Air Resources Board and Pedal Ahead. https://ebikeincentives.org/about-us/ An under 12-minute video was published by Pedal Ahead on Youtube October 31, 2023, “E-Bike Safety Basics.” https://youtu.be/CgL9Suf7oT8?si=z7ueIfCxb8Bs7KE9
This post was published on 13 September 2023. One or more changes last made to this post on 1 November 2025.
