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

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).