The move is in response to many young electric bike riders who often take to the streets without having tested for or received a typical driver’s license for a standard car. That means they are often ignorant of many traffic laws and safety information.
Assembly Bill 530, which will soon enter committee, would require both an online written test and a state-issued identification for riders who do not have a driver’s license. The bill would also ban riders under 12 years old from riding e-bikes.
I hear you, but it’s different here so that isn’t inevitable - our scooters have helmets clipped in so unless it’s been nicked or something there’s usually one there to use and (admittedly because our cycling infrastructure is, on par, outright dangerous) we have laws here that put the onus on drivers. For us, it is their fault - they’re legally meant to stay 1.5 metres away from us on roads.
I mean, the safety stuff is pretty essential here tbh, aforementioned infrastructure being what it is - I wouldn’t trust Australian drivers (or even the road itself in some cases) with my safety, so I think we might be in different contexts.