{"id":509,"date":"2026-06-18T22:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=509"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:33:37","slug":"e-bikes-delivery-robots-to-get-new-rules-in-fast-moving-nc-transportation-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=509","title":{"rendered":"E-bikes, delivery robots to get new rules in fast-moving NC transportation bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A bill that would regulate electric bicycles in North Carolina and allow local governments to limit where they can be used is moving through the state Senate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Senate Finance Committee voted to advance <\/span>House Bill 1094<\/span>, a collection of changes to transportation laws, without debate on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bill defines three classes of e-bikes and clears them for use on roads, bicycle lanes and paths, but says local governments can set limits on where they can be used \u201dwithin municipal limits,\u201d a response to growing concern in some cities over the safety of the increasingly popular vehicles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The measure would also require riders under 18 to wear a helmet when riding the fastest e-bikes, which can travel at up to 28 miles per hour. Local governments could extend that requirement to young riders on less-powerful e-bikes as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The bill would also loosen rules for self-driving \u201cpersonal delivery devices,\u201d essentially delivery robots, that some companies are developing to replace drivers in some cases. The machines could now be larger, travel up to 20 miles per hour instead of 10, and operate in bicycle lanes and on road shoulders. They would no longer be required to have a human operator remotely supervising them at all times.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From buckets to blacktop: NC lawmakers rethink how future transportation dollars are spent<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n