Become a Safe E-Bike Rider!
A free safety academy for teens and parents — built to prevent head injuries and keep our community riding strong.
An Eagle Scout mission to keep riders safe.
Hi, I'm Bowen, a Scout with Troop 468. After seeing too many local teens injured riding high-speed e-bikes, I built the Community E-Bike Safety Academy as my Eagle Scout Project — a free, evidence-based program created together with the trauma specialists at Washington Hospital.
Every lesson on this site is designed for two people: the teen who rides, and the parent who cares. Together we can stop preventable head injuries.
Project at a glance
- Creator
- Bowen · Scouts BSA Troop 468
- Partner
- Washington Hospital Trauma Center
- Community
- Fremont, California
- Mission
- Reduce e-bike head injuries through education
Join us at the Safety Booth.
Free helmet fittings, the reaction game, expert Q&A with Washington Hospital trauma staff, and giveaways for teen riders.
E-bikes are not regular bikes.
Emergency rooms — including Washington Hospital — are seeing a sharp rise in teen e-bike injuries. Faster speeds, heavier frames, and distracted riding stack the odds against young riders.
Top speed of a Class 3 E-Bike — over 2× a typical teen on a regular bike.
Distance traveled blind when you glance at your phone for 2 seconds.
Headphones remove the audio warnings that prevent crashes.
Pick a topic to begin.
Six short, free lessons — designed to be finished in a single sitting with a parent or friend.
Speed & Physics
Why 28 MPH on a heavy e-bike stops nothing like a normal bike.
E-Bike Classes
Class 1, 2, and 3 explained — plus the illegal e-motorcycles in disguise.
Safe Riding Checklist
The daily habits that keep you upright: signals, traffic, door zones.
Protection & Gear
The 2-V-1 helmet rule and the zero-headphones law.
The Reaction Game
Test your reflexes. See what a split-second costs you at 28 MPH.
Educator's Toolkit
Open-source posters, scripts, and the reaction game code.