Cities across the US are trying to deal with more accidents with kids' e-bikes.
美国各地正在想办法应对儿童电动自行车事故增多的问题。
Prosecutors in Orange County, California, brought criminal charges against some parents.
加州奥兰治县的检察官对部分家长提起了刑事指控。
One mother has a 14-year-old son.
其中一位母亲有一个14岁的儿子。
Her son is accused of riding an e-motorcycle and killing a pedestrian.
她的儿子被控骑电动摩托车撞死了一名行人。
New York City sent notices to many online stores, asking them to stop selling.
纽约市向多家网上商店发出了通知,要求他们停止销售。
Before that, a 17-year-old died while riding a vehicle that is not legal.
此前,一名17岁少年骑非法车辆死亡。
Laws are different in different places.
各地的法律不一样。
New Jersey says e-bike riders must be 15 or older. They also need a driver's license.
新泽西州要求电动自行车骑手年满15岁,并且要有驾照。
California has no age limit for low-power vehicles in the whole state.
加州对低功率车辆没有全州年龄限制。
But high-speed vehicles require riders to be at least 16.
但高速车辆要求年满16岁。
The governor of Florida vetoed the related limits.
佛罗里达州州长否决了相关限制。
He said these limits would lead to "more surveillance."
他说这些限制会导致“加强监视”。
Bicycle advocacy groups worry the laws are too loose.
自行车倡导组织担心法律太宽。
They say the laws do not target faster e-mopeds.
他们说法律没有针对速度更快的电动摩托车。
Researchers say e-bike riders often get hurt more than regular bike riders.
研究人员说,电动自行车伤者往往比传统自行车骑手伤得更重。
Most of them are young and do not wear helmets.
他们大多是年轻人,而且不戴头盔。
Federal law puts most e-bikes in the non-motor vehicle group.
联邦法律把多数电动自行车归为非机动车。
So no license or helmet is needed.
所以不要求驾照或头盔。
Advocates say many problem vehicles are really e-motorcycles.
倡导者说,许多问题车辆其实是电动摩托车。
They are wrongly advertised as e-bikes.
它们被错误宣传为电动自行车。
But low-power models have been safe for many years.
而低功率车型已经安全使用多年了。
Parents and supporters ask for one clear law.
家长和倡导者呼吁统一法律。
Monica Stafford is a mother from the San Francisco Bay Area. She says the situation now is the "Wild West of laws".
旧金山湾区母亲莫妮卡·斯塔福德说现在的情况是“法律的蛮荒西部”。
She supports common-sense laws for the whole country.
她支持全国性的常识法律。
High school student Anya Dalal says parents and makers must take responsibility. There must also be safety teaching.
高中生安雅·达拉尔认为需要家长和制造商负责,也要进行安全教育。
Another mother, Sharon Frank, says families should do research and ride with their children.
另一位母亲莎伦·弗兰克说家庭应该做研究,并陪孩子骑行。
She also says, "It is really overwhelming now."
她还说“现在真是让人不知所措”。