{"id":129715,"date":"2026-05-10T23:33:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/amazon-removes-high-speed-e-bikes-after-fatal-collisions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T23:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:34:17","slug":"amazon-removes-high-speed-e-bikes-after-fatal-collisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/amazon-removes-high-speed-e-bikes-after-fatal-collisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon removes high-speed e-bikes after fatal collisions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Orange County’s top prosecutor said Amazon has agreed to halt California sales of some e-bikes that can go faster than the state speed limit after a series of deadly collisions.<\/p>\n

announcement, first Reported by KCRA<\/u><\/a>comes on heel of an april consumer<\/u><\/a> The warning from California Attorney General Rob Bonta highlights the increase in deaths related to e-bike and motorcycle accidents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeing an increase in safety incidents on our sidewalks, parks and streets,\u201d Bonta said in a statement. “To drive a motorcycle or moped, you must have an appropriate driver’s license and obey the rules of the road.”<\/p>\n

Bonta’s alert states that pedal-assisted e-bikes cannot exceed 28 mph. Throttle-assisted e-bikes are limited to 20 mph. <\/p>\n

Amazon continued to sell e-bikes that could top 40 mph. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

The trend of electric bikes and motorcycles is increasing rapidly popular<\/u> In the last few years, especially among teenagers. But the shadow of many fatal accidents is looming over this boom.<\/p>\n

Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer has Was accused<\/u> At least three parents are allowing their children to illegally ride electric motorcycles, calling the vehicles “loaded weapons.” <\/p>\n

Spitzer noted in a post on<\/a> Amazon said it removed the e-bikes advertised as having speeds over 40 mph after KCRA contacted the company.<\/p>\n

“The company said it has removed the examples cited and is investigating the compliance of similar products,” Spitzer wrote.<\/p>\n

That includes an Orange County mother who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after her son allegedly killed an 81-year-old man. with an electric motorcycle<\/u>. 14 year old boy was doing wheelie on e-motorcycle<\/p>\n

A 13-year-old boy riding an e-bike in Garden Grove died after skidding off a median and falling off the road earlier this week. Authorities said the boy was traveling at about 35 mph on a black E-Ride Pro electric motorcycle.<\/p>\n

Amazon’s new sales limits come as the Los Angeles City Council is pushing to keep electric bikes off most of the city’s recreational trails, arguing they are a danger to pedestrians. E-bikes will still be allowed on designated bikeways, such as along the LA River.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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