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OFFICIAL WSDOT E-BIKE PROGRAM

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Eligible Washington residents may qualify for a $300 rebate or a $1,200 income-qualified rebate.

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PARENT READINESS CHECK

Pilot Complete: 30 Parent Responses Received

Thank you to the parents and caregivers who helped test the Know Your Ride Parent Readiness Check. Findings from this pilot are now being used to refine the assessment before its broader public launch.

WHERE IT BEGAN

Where it began

Know Your Ride grew from conversations, questions, and a simple belief: every rider deserves clear, trustworthy information.

Over the last few years, something changed in our neighborhoods.

More students began riding e-bikes to school. More families started using them for transportation, recreation, and independence. What was once relatively uncommon quickly became part of everyday life.

As e-bikes became more visible, so did the conversations surrounding them.

They appeared in neighborhood discussions, school parking lots, community meetings, local Facebook groups, and around dinner tables. Some conversations were positive and enthusiastic. Others reflected concerns about safety, responsibility, and the rapid growth of a technology many people were still trying to understand.

No matter where the conversation happened, the same questions kept surfacing.

Where It Began | Know Your Ride

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The challenge was not a lack of concern.

It was a lack of clarity.

Families wanted trustworthy answers.

Schools wanted consistent information.

Communities wanted a shared understanding.

Know Your Ride was created to make that clarity easier to find.

Questions people kept asking

What kind of bike is this?

Where can it be ridden?

What rules apply?

What does Class 2 mean?

Is this legal on trails?

The answers existed, but they were scattered, confusing, and hard to navigate.

How Know Your Ride came to life

CONVERSATIONS

Questions came up in homes, schools, and communities.

QUESTIONS

People were looking for clear, trustworthy answers.

CONFUSION

Information was scattered, outdated, or hard to understand.

RESEARCH

Finding and organizing facts from official sources.

KNOW YOUR RIDE

One place for clear, reliable, easy-to-understand information.

What this resource is here to do

  • Not to tell people what to ride.
  • Not to advocate for or against e-bikes.
  • Not to take sides in community debates.
  • Simply to help riders, families, schools, and community members better understand the bikes they use, the places they ride, and the rules that apply.

WHY THIS MATTERS

Every rider deserves clear information.

More people are choosing bikes and e-bikes for transportation, recreation, and everyday travel. As technology, speeds, and riding environments evolve, trusted information helps riders, families, and communities make informed decisions with confidence.

752

Bicycle injuries treated by EMS in King County

King County Emergency Medical Services treated 752 bicycle injuries in 2023.

546

Police-reported bicycle crashes with motorists

King County recorded 546 police-reported crashes between bicyclists and motorists in 2023.

Nearly 1,000

Bicyclists die on U.S. roads each year

The CDC reports that nearly 1,000 bicyclists die and about 120,000 are injured in crashes on U.S. roads each year.

Every statistic represents a real person, family, or community.

Know Your Ride exists to make trusted information easier to find, understand, and share.

Latest available government data from the CDC and King County Public Health.

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