Don't finger wag teens riding ebikes on the sidewalk. Advocate for an infrastructure solution.

Hood River can't reprioritize a vehicle travel lane into a 2-way cycletrack fast enough.

#throttlekids

Freedom for teens and parents has a new form, an #ebike.

We call them #throttlekids because they don't pedal. They are the talk of the town in #HoodRiver.

I want to develop a <16yo training and permit through Safe Routes to School.

@super73 @peopleforbikes @TRECpdx @bikeleague

Seeking cities that have a local exception to state laws allowing kids < 16 years old to ride #ebikef="/hashtag/ebikes" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ebikes.

Bonus for any #ebike learner's permit programs.

Meeting with my police chief to talk solutions to a growing good problem we lovingly call #throttlekids.

@CamSBennett @trec

Met with Police Chief for #HoodRiver to talk about solutions to the growing <16yo teens riding #ebikes.

Great conversation about reaching teens and their parents through PE class bike safety in the Fall.

fingers crossed we make it through the summer w/out injury

#throttlekids

"I’m thrilled to see '1 less car' each time these kids zoom by, and their parents will probably tell you how nice it is to get the time back from being a taxi driver."

My article on the unintended good problem of #ebikes. We call them #throttlekids....

Sharing a ride home from the beach with wet butts. Teens in Hood River living their best life.

#throttlekids #ebikef="/hashtag/ebikes" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ebikes #ebike

I knew the #throttlekids phenomenon was going to trickle down into policing normal people who bike in #hoodriver.

We were just pulled over because Annika's mountain bike doesn't have lights - she came straight from the trails. Kyle and I sandwiched her with our bikes.

7 ebikes parked outside the Middle School.

#HoodRiver #ThrottleKids

10 year old riding his parent's #ebike to get places. This is how we rapidly catch up to childhood freedom in The Netherlands.

Instead of clipping their wings 👐, let's enable them to fly with education, class 1 ebikes designed for kids and laws to allow it.

#throttlekids

1st sighting of ⛳ golf clubs by bike.

Another reason the #ThrottleKids phenomenon is fascinating is that these teens riding ebikes have no one modeling behavior. They just do it because they need to get somewhere.

Bike racks fill up fast at the #HoodRiver Middle School.

I need to work on getting them better racks...

#InternationalWalkBiketoSchoolDay #WalkRollToSchoolDay #hoodriverwalkandroll #throttlekids

Whoa, The Netherlands has #throttlekids, too!?

I wouldn't use "menace" to describe the kids in #HoodRiver. It's more of a lack of basic bike education.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/14/amsterdam-crackdown-souped-up-e-bikes-dangerous-streets

We have many teens on ebikes, despite it being technically illegal. I hope @RepEmersonLevy is successful in changing law to allow Class 1 ebikes for all ages.

This is freedom for them and their parents.
#throttlekids
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My worst fear with #ThrottleKids (t/weens on ebikes) is a death and the narrative would be full of blame and enforcement, as is the case in Bend.

BUT, this Think Out Loud with @Jonathan_Maus brilliantly reframed it.

👊 @DaveMillerOPB for...

Are class 2 #throttlekids ebikes less expensive because of the throttle or is it possible for companies like @RadPowerBikes to make inexpensive pedal-assist, appropriate for all ages?

Teens on ebikes - where is it happening in America?

Presenting at the National Safe Routes to School Summit and want to highlight photos / videos from communities experiencing the bike-to-school renaissance.

-Hood River and Bend, OR
-Encinitas, CA

#throttlekids

2 ebike teens crashed in Hood River and were med-flighted last Friday.

Helpless w/ no crash report and a public response that I predicted in @BikePortland.

But I can take the #80sWalkRollClub to the crash site to talk about the law and intersection.

#throttlekids

I am testifying in support of 2 ebike bills today. One would legalize class 1 ebikes for kids/teens, which is overdue and can't happen quickly enough.

What's funny is someone who is strongly opposed to a bill, used my words from the @BikePortland #throttlekids article.

"We caught a 50 pound sturgeon and some bass"

Also: it's out of juice and they had to walk it up the hill.

Teens in Hood River living their best lives. #throttlekids