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what are florida's e-bike restrictions
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and laws
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i am jim dodson the florida bike guy i'm
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a bicycle injury lawyer practicing in
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clearwater but representing clients
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throughout the state
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you know florida has adopted um
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the common definition of e-bikes
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and they really have adopted the
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three-class
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system so if you buy a bike or operate
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an e-bike that meets the categories of
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classification one two or three you're
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operating a bicycle in florida which is
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an important distinction to understand
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because if you have something that is
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not
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meeting those three classifications
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because it goes too fast
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or it is equipped with equipment that
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exceeds florida's requirements it's not
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a bicycle which means it's a moped or
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something else that may need a license
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and tag and insurance and all that
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so remember that a bicycle can be
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written by an adult can be written by a
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child
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bicycles and e-bikes can be written
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written on the sidewalk in florida
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unless the jurisdiction has restricted
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them
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uh there's you have to
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appear you know be mindful of
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pedestrians uh yield the right way to
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pedestrians
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but uh
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and uh
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the real concern in florida was you know
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allowing category three e-bikes to be on
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sidewalks so
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remember that the three classifications
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in florida are category one is a pedal
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assisted
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like motor-driven
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pedal assist bicycle that goes up to 20
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miles per hour the bike
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does not increase speed unless you're
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manually pedaling at above 20.
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and then a class 2 is a throttle bike
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which is one that will go up to 20 miles
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an hour without pedaling just running on
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the motor
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and a class 3 is a pedal assisted e-bike
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that goes up to 28 miles per hour
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it's a pretty quick bike
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and
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there's restrictions on the motor size
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in florida florida sets a standard of
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750
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watts for the motors so if you have a
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motor that's greater than that it's not
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an e-bike it's something else
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this is an important category to
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understand because if you are injured
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while riding an e-bike in florida
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and it is a bicycle by definition
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because you're writing one
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which is a class one two or three
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um then it would be covered by any
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uninsured underinsured motorist on your
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auto policy uh as a bicycle
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it also affords you some protection
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potentially
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on your homeowner's policy
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which may not be there if you're riding
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something that's not a bicycle and you
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don't have it registered and you don't
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have insurance forward to tag and all
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that
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so these are important
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requirements to remember
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let's look at what some other states
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have to say about this you know we're
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surrounded by
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alabama
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and georgia on our media borders and um
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georgia really considers a bicycle to be
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a vehicle
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um
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florida does the same uh you know when
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you're on the roads in florida riding a
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bicycle you are subject to all the motor
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vehicle
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rules that apply in terms of traffic
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yielding stopping and all that
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but in georgia bicycles even e-bikes are
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not permitted to ride on sidewalks
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uh alabama's the same they they
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do not permit
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generally bicycles e-bikes on sidewalks
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and
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while georgia does have the three
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classification system you know each day
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has its own requirements about what they
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do and don't
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don't allow in terms of where they can
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be written and even in florida you may
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have a general ability to ride a bike or
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an e-bike on the sidewalk but places
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like uh saint augustine sarasota and
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others
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will restrict potentially
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using an e-bike on the sidewalk in
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certain particularly the tourist court
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or where there's more people on the
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sidewalk so you have to be aware whether
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your local jurisdiction does or does not
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permit an e-bike or a bicycle on the
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sidewalk where you intend to ride
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so i hope this is helpful my name is jim
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dodson i'm the florida bike guy
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we represent cyclists across florida
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whether you've been injured on the bike
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or whether you've been injured as a
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driver a passenger in a motor vehicle
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crash if you need us we'll come to you
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if we can help you anyway don't hesitate
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to reach out to us
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thank you so much enjoy your day bye
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