{"id":109781,"date":"2025-12-26T19:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/109781\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T19:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:18:07","slug":"chp-alerts-drivers-to-new-state-laws-impacting-e-bikes-school-zones-avs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/109781\/","title":{"rendered":"CHP alerts drivers to new state laws impacting e-bikes, school zones, AVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/E-bikes-Coronado.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/E-bikes-Coronado.jpg\" alt=\"People riding bikes and walking along a coastal boardwalk near the beach.\" class=\"wp-image-293654\"  \/><\/a>E-bikes in Coronado. (Photo via video from the city of Coronado)<\/p>\n<p>The California Highway Patrol Friday reminded motorists that a series of new traffic and safety laws will take effect in the new year, affecting everything from e-bikes to school zones and autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Under<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB486\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Assembly Bill 486<\/a>, it will be a misdemeanor to possess a key- programming device, key-duplicating device or signal extender with the intent to commit burglary. Violators could face up to six months in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the growing popularity of electric bicycles, AB 544 requires riders to outfit their bikes with a red reflector or a solid or flashing red light with a built-in reflector on the rear at all times \u2014 not just during darkness as previously required.<\/p>\n<p>Minors cited for helmet violations will be able to meet safety education requirements by completing an online CHP e-bike safety and training program.<\/p>\n<p>Another bill allows local governments to lower speed limits in school zones from 25 mph to 20 mph by posting signage.<\/p>\n<p>A separate law affecting autonomous vehicles authorizes law enforcement agencies to issue a \u201cnotice of autonomous vehicle noncompliance\u201d to manufacturers when an autonomous vehicle allegedly commits a traffic violation.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning July 1, AB 1777 will set requirements for how autonomous vehicles interact with first responders, including mandating that manufacturers provide a two-way communication system for emergency personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013City News Service<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT\n\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"E-bikes in Coronado. (Photo via video from the city of Coronado) The California Highway Patrol Friday reminded motorists&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[35870,852,3694,4623,1282,74,76,75,58916],"class_list":{"0":"post-109781","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-avs","9":"tag-chp","10":"tag-e-bikes","11":"tag-laws","12":"tag-new","13":"tag-san-diego","14":"tag-san-diego-headlines","15":"tag-san-diego-news","16":"tag-school-zones"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}