Pritzker signs e-bike regulation bill into law

Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation regulating e-bikes and other powered micromobility devices that have fueled a rise in emergency room visits among children. The law codifies e-bikes to their current three-tiered classification, capped at 28 mph, and, starting Jan. 1, places new restrictions for most devices capable of going any faster. The law classifies any device capable of going faster than 28 mph as motor vehicles and subjects their operators to the state’s drunken driving laws,…