SF News Daly City Police Officer Crashes Into Two People on E-Bike In Visitacion Valley Two e-bike riders in SF’s Visitacion Valley were struck and seriously injured Monday when a Daly City police officer crashed into them in a patrol car.
SF News SF Supervisor Mahmood Introduces Ban on Uncertified Batteries Following Increase In Fires SF Supervisor Bilal Mahmood and SFFD introduced legislation banning the sale of lithium-ion batteries without a UL certification label due to increased fire risk, giving city agencies authority to penalize retailers and issue fines to consumers who violate the law.
SF News Teen’s E-Moto Bike Crash, Repeated Prior Citations Land Parents Child Abuse Charges A Benicia couple was charged with child abuse after their teen suffered severe injuries in an e-moto crash in Walnut Creek last fall. The Contra Costa County district attorney alleges they allowed him to drive in an unsafe manner for three years.
SF News Sunday Links: SF Entrepreneur Demands Retraction Over Sex Crime Allegations The Bay Area is getting hit with several days of solid rain; Assemblymember Diane Papan is working to close a loophole that allows e-bikes to operate at excessive speeds; and a social-climbing local entrepreneur has been accused of sex crimes.
SF News San Francisco Cracks Down on E-Scooter and E-Bike Fires with New Battery Fire Codes After mobility device battery-related fires spiked in the past few years, the San Francisco Fire Department changed its codes regarding lithium-ion batteries, and they went into effect Thursday.
Business & Tech Lyft E-Bike Users Balk At Price Hike Users of Lyft's previously flammable Bay Wheels e-bikes are in revolt this week after the company announced price hikes effective March 2 that make the formerly cheap monthly membership option significantly less cheap.
SF News Lyft Pulls E-Bikes Off Streets After Two Catch Fire Lyft's adventure in e-bike rentals appears to be off to a bad start after two of the company's bikes had batteries catch fire in the last several days.
