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⚡️ PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ⚡️

If your “e-bike” goes 45 mph, sounds like a spaceship, and can beat traffic off the line… congratulations — that’s probably not a bicycle anymore. 🏍️

In Washington State, electric motorcycles/scooters over 750 watts are considered motor vehicles and require:

✔️ A valid driver license

✔️ A motorcycle endorsement

✔️ Registration and other legal requirements

Also important: children cannot obtain a motorcycle endorsement. If your 12-year-old is riding a 5,000-watt electric motorcycle around town, that’s not “just a bike ride.”

Parents/guardians can be held responsible for allowing an unlicensed juvenile to operate a motor vehicle and may face citations — or in some cases, criminal charges.

We know these bikes are fun, fast, and popular, but we’d much rather see kids riding safely than meeting us during a traffic stop.

Please:

🔹 Know what your child is riding

🔹 Check the wattage and classification

🔹 Follow licensing laws

🔹 Wear helmets and ride responsibly

Because “I thought it was an e-bike” sounds a lot less convincing when it passes other cars at 50 mph.