(a) In the City of Tucson, a person riding an electric bicycle is granted all of the rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to a bicycle rider under state and local law, including Article I of this Chapter 5, except as otherwise provided herein.
(b) Electric bicycles are permitted on bicycle, shared and multiuse paths under the jurisdiction of the City of Tucson, in the same manner as any other bicycle and when operated at posted or regulated speeds, or under twenty (20) miles per hour, whichever is lower.
(c) No person under the age of sixteen (16) may operate an electric bicycle. A person under the age of sixteen (16) may ride as a passenger on an electric bicycle designed to accommodate passengers.
(d) All electric bicycles shall comply with the equipment and manufacturing requirements for bicycles adopted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (16 C.F.R. Part 1512).
(e) All electric bicycles must be equipped with a speedometer that displays the speed the electric bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.
(Ord. No. 11582, § 3, 9-5-18)