Caught With Your Helmet On

02/23/2026

As e-bikes become more popular among young riders, severe injuries are increasing. Pediatricians are calling for regulations to protect children.

02/12/2026

The Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department commended these exceptional youngsters for their safety efforts in getting 'Caught With Your Helmet On', which encourages kids to prioritize safety and rewards them for it, because safety starts at home.

02/04/2026

California classifies e-bikes into three classes under Vehicle Code Section 312.5:

Class 1: Pedal-assist only, max 20 mph.
Class 2: Throttle-assisted (no pedaling needed), max 20 mph.
Class 3: Pedal-assist only, max 28 mph (riders must be 16+).

Important rules:

●Riders under 18 must wear a properly fitted helmet (CPSC or ASTM standard).
●No passengers unless the bike is designed for it.
●Follow all traffic laws (stop signs, signals, no sidewalk riding in many areas).
●Modifications (e.g., removing speed limits) can make an e-bike illegal (treated as a motorcycle, requiring license/plates).

CHP offers a free online Electric Bicycle Safety and Training course (accessible via CHP.Ca.Gov, Vulnerable Road Users), which covers these rules and is recommended for riders and parents.

Parents should supervise and educate kids on e-bikes because:

●They’re faster/heavier than regular bikes → higher risk of serious crashes.
●Teens often ride recklessly (wheelies, speeding, groups blocking roads).
●Parents can face liability if kids ride illegally or unsafely.

02/04/2026

Yep I jumped on board!!! Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, proud grandma and founder of “Caught With your Helmet On”. When all the “hats” you wear naturally come together ❤️

12/28/2025

Check out the new e-bike laws. Make sure you AND your kids are in the know 🪖🚲 Also, check out the new CHP requirement if your kids are caught WITHOUT a helmet on!!!
Safety starts at home 🏡

CHP HIGHLIGHTS NEW LAWS FOR 2026 🚨

As we head into the new year, the California Highway Patrol highlights the latest public safety laws passed and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Unless otherwise noted, the laws referenced below take effect January 1, 2026.

-Crimes: Burglary Tools (AB 486, Lackey)
-Electric Bicycles: Required Equipment (AB 544, Davies)
-Off-highway Electric Motorcycles (SB 586, Jones)
-Pedestrian Safety: School Zones: Speed Limits (AB 382, Berman)
-State Highway Work Zone Speed Safety Program (AB 289, Haney)
-Vehicles: Highway Safety (AB 390, Wilson)
-Traffic Safety: Speed Limits (AB 1014, Rogers)
-Vehicle Removal (AB 875, Muratsuchi)
-Electric Bicycles, Powered Mobility Devices and Storage Batteries (SB 1271, Min)
-Autonomous Vehicles (AB 1777, Ting)

For descriptions of these new laws, check out this link: https://bit.ly/3YL8S09

12/26/2025

12/23/2025

Just a few days left of our 3rd annual Holiday Helmet Drive. You can find a drop box at your local bike shop and Redhawk Auto locations. Each new helmet donated will be distributed to our Temecula Sheriff, Cal Fire, Murrieta Police Dept and Murrieta Fire Dept. It takes a village to keep our kids safe 🪖🚲 Visit .southwest

12/21/2025

12/21/2025

🚲💛 Community Partnership in Action! 💛🚲

Bike Temecula Valley (BTV) and Caught With Your Helmet On are proud to be working alongside Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) to help provide bicycles for students in need through TVUSD’s Student Welfare and Success Department under the McKinney-Vento Program.

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Program supports children and youth who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. This includes students living in shelters, motels, cars, or doubled-up with other families. The program helps remove barriers to education by ensuring students have access to essential resources, stability, and opportunities to succeed in school and in life.

Through this partnership, our goal is to provide 8 children with a bike, helmet, and lock, giving them safe and reliable transportation, greater independence, and access to school and community activities.

🚨 We’re looking for sponsors! 🚨
If you or your business would like to help sponsor a bike, helmet, or lock, your support can make a direct and meaningful impact on a child’s life right here in our community. We anticipate each bicycle will cost $150 but will take donations in any amount.

📩 Interested in helping? Please reach out to Bike Temecula Valley or Caught With Your Helmet On to get involved. Contact us at BTV@TVBikecoalition.com or our website at https://www.tvbikecoalition.com/

Together, we can keep kids moving, safe, and supported. 💙🚴‍♀️

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Bike Temecula Valley a Bicycle Coalition Caught With Your Helmet On

12/20/2025

12/14/2025

Cities are cracking down. We all have the same goal…..keeping our kids and community safe. Happy Holidays ⛄️🎁🎄❄️

Holiday Safety Reminder for Parents

Parents: As you’re shopping this holiday season, please remember that electric motorcycles, including models like the Surron, are NOT e-bikes. These vehicles can exceed 50+ mph and are legally classified as motorcycles, not bicycles.

That means:

👉They must be registered with the DMV
👉The rider must carry insurance
👉The rider must have a valid M1 motorcycle license

In the incident referenced here, the 17-year-old rider was initially stopped for not wearing a helmet and doing wheelies in the intersection near Palm and G Ave. The rider and the vehicle did not meet any of the legal requirements above, so the motorcycle was towed.

Please be informed before you buy. Know the difference between an electric bicycle and an electric motorcycle—it keeps everyone safer and prevents costly consequences.