SAFE Ride Act of 2025

States can receive grant funding if they provide public educational materials or programs on helmet use and safe riding specific to e-bikes, which helps keep people informed (Section 2(b)(2)).

The bill requires States to collect data on e-bike accidents, including reports by demographic from shared mobility operators, which helps track safety issues (Section 2(b)(4)).

States must support local law enforcement and provide grant funding and guidance to address unsafe underage riding, which includes educational outreach and collecting penalties (Section 2(b)(5) and Section 2(b)(6)).

The Secretary will develop safety curricula on e-bike usage and helmet safety and make them available to the public for use (Section 2(c)(2)).

To be eligible for grants, States must implement helmet safety laws modeled after national standards that recommend helmet use for e-bike riders under the age of 18, which creates regulatory burdens for riders and states (Section 2(b)(3) and Section 2(c)(1)).

States must enforce safety requirements for shared e-bike systems and support local law enforcement efforts to enforce helmet laws and safety actions, which could lead to increased penalties or enforcement actions for the public (Section 2(b)(1), Section 2(b)(3), and Section 2(b)(5)).

Grant funding and guidance provided to local law enforcement specifically addresses unsafe underage riding through the collection of penalties and the impounding of unsafe vehicles, which directly burdens minors and vehicle owners (Section 2(b)(6)).