An e-bike rider takes a break in 2022 at the Ravenswood Preserve in East Palo Alto. A mix of state and federal e-bike regulations has differing standards that don’t always make sense.

As an electric bike rider since 2021, I’ve been following the Chronicle’s recent reporting on the popularity of e-bikes, their safety risks and the hodgepodge of laws regulating them.

Many readers have been as well, judging by the number of letters to the editor we’ve received about e-bikes.

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Safety advocates want more stringent rules, such as a minimum age requirement for riders and clearer regulations on what differentiates........

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