Ride Smart, Stay Safe — Your Choices Matter

Ride Smart

Stay Safe

Your Choices

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Micromobility Safety for Kids and Adults

(Bikes, Scooters, and Electric Devices) What’s happening More kids and adults are riding bikes, scooters, and electric devices.  These can be fun, but kids and adults can get hurt if they don’t know the rules.  Some kids and adults are riding e-scooters, motor scooters, and e-bikes on  sidewalks, roads, and school property. CHOP has found more than a 70% increase in child injury due to e-scooters Adults and teens are becoming critically injured at alarming rates  While these e-devices are advertised as transportation and “child friendly” looking  like toys for children, Pennsylvania treats them like motor vehicles on public roads require helmets and the rider be 16 years of age.

Electric stand-up scooters are  not allowed on public roads or sidewalks in Pennsylvania. These Motorized devices are not  allowed on school property. PA MICROMOBILITY FACT SHEET School cameras record unsafe riding.

 E-scooters only on private property , like a driveway or yard. For e-bikes , age matters , PA says you  must be at least 16 to ride motorized devices in tra ic. Riding in tra ic takes strong skills,  quick thinking, and good judgment. Electric scooters have small wheels, 

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Be Smart and Stay Safe by Always wear a helmet —every ride, every time. Standard bicycle helmets are designed and  tested for impacts under 20 mph . E-bikes that can reach 20–28 mph , which exceeds what a basic bike helmet is built for. Use a higher-protection helmet . Never ride with another person on the same bike or scooter.  Remember: electric scooters are not legal on PA roads or sidewalks. Only on private  property , like a driveway or yard. Riding bicycles or legal e-bikes follow all the same tra ic laws as drivers , including: Stopping at stop signs and red lights  Riding in the same direction as tra ic  Yielding to pedestrians  Using lights at night  Not riding on sidewalks in business districts  Not weaving between cars or cutting through parking lots  Not riding against tra ic  Not using phones while riding  Pennsylvania law treats bicycles and e-bikes as vehicles when they are on public roads. Kids learn best with adult help Learn more about bike safety here :

A parent or trusted adult should teach and practice skills with kids. Practicing together builds confidence and keeps everyone safe. Ride bikes and non-motorized scooters in safe places away from cars.