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More and more children are getting hurt or dying while riding electric bikes: should parents be responsible?

More and more children are getting hurt or dying while riding electric bikes: should parents be responsible?

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August 14th, 2026

More and more children are getting hurt or dying while riding electric bikes: should parents be responsible?

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More children in the US are getting hurt or dying while riding e-bikes.

美國兒童騎電動自行車受傷死亡的人數正在增加

Prosecutors in Orange County, California, have brought criminal charges against some parents.

加州橙縣的檢察官對一些家長提出了刑事指控

They want to enforce the law more strongly.

他們希望加強執法

The mayor of New York City also sent stop-sale letters to several online stores.

紐約市長向多家線上零售商發出了停止銷售函

The e-bikes these stores sell do not meet legal rules.

這些零售商賣的電動自行車不符合法律規定

New Jersey says riders must be at least 15 years old.

新澤西州規定騎士必須年滿15歲

Riders also need to get a license and register their vehicles.

騎士還需要取得執照登記車輛

These measures have caused discussion.

這些措施引起了討論

Monica Stafford is a mother from the San Francisco Bay Area. Her daughter fell while riding an e-bike and broke her skull.

舊金山灣區的母親莫妮卡·斯塔福德她的女兒騎電動自行車時摔傷導致顱骨骨折

She thinks that if officials put all the blame on parents, they are "missing the point."

她認為官員如果把所有責任都推給家長沒有切中要害」。

She calls for a set of unified national rules.

她呼籲制定一套統一的全國性規則

She says, "We are now in a completely chaotic legal situation."

她說:「我們現在處於一個完全混亂的法律狀態。」

Research shows that people hurt on e-bikes have more serious injuries than those on regular bikes.

研究顯示騎電動自行車受傷的人傷勢比騎傳統自行車的人更嚴重

Dr. John Austin, a doctor at the University of California, San Diego, says injured riders are usually younger. They often don't wear helmets.

聖地牙哥加州大學的醫生約翰·奧斯汀博士指出受傷的人通常比較年輕,而且常常沒有戴頭盔

Federal law classifies most e-bikes as non-motorized vehicles.

聯邦法律把多數電動自行車歸類為非機動車輛

Riders don't need a license or insurance, but states have extra rules for high-power models.

騎士不需要執照保險各州對高功率車款有額外規定

Orange County prosecutor Todd Spitzer said his office is looking into more than 20 cases involving children.

橙縣檢察官托德·斯皮策表示他的辦公室正在調查20多起涉及兒童的案件

They have already charged four people.

他們已經起訴了四個人

One mother was charged. Her 14-year-old son rode an electric motorcycle and hit and killed an older pedestrian. The accident happened on the road.

其中一名14歲男孩的母親被起訴,因為她的兒子騎電動摩托車撞死了一名老年行人

Another parent, Richard Isalen, pleaded not guilty to charges of endangering a child.

另一名家長理查德·艾薩倫對危害兒童的指控不認罪

He is accused of buying and modifying an electric motorcycle for his 12-year-old son.

他被指12歲的兒子購買改裝了電動摩托車

Bicycle supporters think many problem vehicles are actually electric motorcycles, but they are falsely sold as electric bicycles.

自行車倡議人士認為許多有問題的車輛其實電動摩托車被虛假宣傳電動自行車

They argue that low-power electric bicycles are safe.

他們主張低功率的電動自行車安全的

They call for enforcing existing laws instead of adding more restrictions.

他們呼籲執法現有的法律而不是增加更多限制

Chloe Lawler is the executive director of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. She said running red lights or not wearing a helmet is already illegal.

聖地牙哥縣自行車聯盟執行董事克洛伊·勞爾闖紅燈不戴頭盔這些行為本來就是違法的

Parent Sharon Frank believes that solving the problem starts at home.

家長莎倫·弗蘭克認為解決問題要從家庭開始

Parents should do their research and ride with their children.

家長應該做好研究陪伴孩子一起騎行

She said, "We want them to have fun, but we also want them to come back safely."

她說:「我們希望他們玩得開心我們也希望他們安全回來。」

August 14th, 2026

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