DiscoverBike Talk#2521 - Bikepacking, AVs versus Cyclists, MAGA versus EBike Battery Standards, and Bike Bills in California
#2521 - Bikepacking, AVs versus Cyclists, MAGA versus EBike Battery Standards, and Bike Bills in California

#2521 - Bikepacking, AVs versus Cyclists, MAGA versus EBike Battery Standards, and Bike Bills in California

Update: 2025-05-30
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Janice Walrafen loves Bike Talk on WGDR in Vermont - a listener email (1:09 ).

Summer bikepacking! Nick's Berkshires tour and Taylor's cross country plans (3:05 ).

Are Waymo robotaxis safer than humans? And when AVs hit cyclists or pedestrians, who's liable? Our lawyer, Jim Pocrass, advises (6:49 ).

The Consumer Protection Safety Commission regulates bikes and bike parts, and was working to standardize e-bike battery standards - until the Trump administration began trying to take away its status as an independent agency and transfer its functions to the Department of Health and Human Services (15:21 ).

A Survey on sustainability and ebike commuting by Christophe Roncato Tounsi (21:05 ).

Executive Summaries of Bike Advocacy Organizations: Trilby Cox of Bike Utah, Zoe Scott of Bike Walk Tennessee, Christina Erikson of Local Motion in Vermont, and Dave Simmons of Ride Illinois (36:11 ).

A rundown of the California quick build and bike highway bills supported by CalBike with Policy Director Jared Sanchez (44:49 ).
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#2521 - Bikepacking, AVs versus Cyclists, MAGA versus EBike Battery Standards, and Bike Bills in California

#2521 - Bikepacking, AVs versus Cyclists, MAGA versus EBike Battery Standards, and Bike Bills in California

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