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Transportation Finance
Transportation Policy
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The Minn. Dept. of Public Safety and the Minn. Dept. of Transportation must conduct this study jointly with the Active Transportation Advisory Committee and the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety.
The study must:
(1) identify challenges to the safe operation of electric-assisted bicycles by those under the age of 18;
(2) evaluate existing legal authority for strategies, practices, and methods to reduce the availability of modifications to the electric motor of electric-assisted bicycles;
(3) make recommendations on whether to change state law to improve electric-assisted bicycle safety on roads, trails, and other areas where safe operation of electric-assisted bicycles is needed; and
(4) propose educational and public awareness campaigns to educate the public about electric-assisted bicycles, promote their safe operation, and raise awareness of their unique characteristics when operating on roadways.
In conducting the study, the Minn. Dept. of Public Safety and the Minn. Dept. of Transportation must consult with interested stakeholders, including:
(1) active transportation and bicycling advocates;
(2) local elected officials;
(3) retailers and manufacturers of electric-assisted bicycles;
(4) the Minn. Dept. of Natural Resources;
(5) the Minn. Dept. of Commerce;
(6) E-12 educators with experience in active transportation safety training;
(7) medical professionals and emergency medical technicians;
(8) the Minn. State Patrol and local law enforcement; and
(9) consumer protection advocates
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