The Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department is posting this to educate community members on e-bikes, electric scooters and motorized pedalcycles. We are asking that you become familiar with PA state laws regulating their operation. A fact sheet provided by PennDOT is available at that bottom of this post. The sheet can be summarized as followed:

Electric powered scooters cannot be ridden anywhere, but on private property.

Motorized pedalcycles require the following:

• the operator to be a minimum of 16 years old and have a valid license
• have a registration
• have insurance
• be inspected

E-bikes require the following:

• Rider must be at least 16 years old
• Not capable of going faster than 20mph on a level surface when using motor power alone
• Electric motors are under 750 watts
• Must have functional pedals
• Can not exceed 100 pounds.

Owners and riders should be aware that any device legally permitted to operate on a public roadway must follow all rules of the road just like a motor vehicle (stop signs, redlight, one-way street, speed limits, etc).

Enforcement for violating any of the above could result in receiving traffic citations.