City Drops E-Moto Rules, State Law Covers It | Austin News

Austin City Council dropped plans to create new rules for electric motorcycles — because Texas state law already treats them like regular motorcycles, requiring licenses and banning sidewalk or bike lane use. The city’s own May ordinance on e-bikes and e-motos was clarified: e-bikes have separate rules, but e-motos fall under existing motorcycle regulations. Unless the city creates designated recreation zones, no new local laws are needed — state law has it covered. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c1b453f50636f3bf