#2521 – Bikepacking, AVs versus Cyclists, MAGA versus Ebike Battery Standards, and Bike Bills in California

Janice Walrafen loves Bike Talk on WGDR in Vermont – a listener email (1:09).

Summer bikepacking! Nick’s Berkshires tour and Taylor’s cross country plans (3:05).

Are Waymo robotaxis safer than humans? And when AVs hit cyclists or pedestrians, who’s liable? Our lawyer, Jim Pocrass, advises (6:49).

The Consumer Protection Safety Commission regulates bikes and bike parts, and was working to standardize e-bike battery standards – until the Trump administration began trying to take away its status as an independent agency and transfer its functions to the Department of Health and Human Services (15:21).

A Survey on sustainability and ebike commuting by Christophe Roncato Tounsi (21:05).

Executive Summaries of Bike Advocacy Organizations: Trilby Cox of  Bike Utah, Zoe Scott of Bike Walk Tennessee, Christina Erikson of Local Motion in Vermont, and Dave Simmons of Ride Illinois (36:11).

A rundown of the California quick build and bike highway bills supported by CalBike with Policy Director Jared Sanchez (44:49).


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