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Bike & e-Bike Safety

New EUSD BICYCLE Permit Process

All students will be required to apply for a permit ID tag if they are planning on riding to school in the 2024-2025 school year. Students wishing to ride a Bike or eBike must complete an application (linked below) and attend an Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) approved Bike / eBike Safety Presentation. After completion of this application process, students will then receive a district-issued parking permit ID tag which will need to be affixed to their Bike or eBike. ID tags will be issued through the student’s school’s Front Office. Students who do not have an ID tag visibly affixed to their Bike or eBike by October 28th will not be permitted to ride to school, or at least not be permitted to bring their Bike or eBike onto any EUSD campus.

Bike and eBike Parking Permits are renewed annually, meaning students must complete an online application and attend a EUSD-approved Bike / eBike Safety Presentation at the beginning of each school year. There will be no charge to students for any portion of this application process. For students who are new to EUSD, or moving into EUSD during the school year, or for students who decide after the start of the school year that they want to ride their Bike or eBike to school, the online application link will be live all year. EUSD-approved Bike / eBike Safety Presentations will be made available at different times throughout the school year. Please check the EUSD website for dates, times, and locations of all EUSD-approved Bike / eBike Safety Presentations. 

EUSD will be providing training events for all school sites in the beginning of the school year. Dates for the 2024-2025 trainings will be posted here as soon as they are scheduled. A grace period will be given to all students until the initial training event has occurred. Students will have until the first day back from fall break, October 28th, to complete the necessary requirements.

If a student enrolls later on in the school year, or wishes to obtain a permit at a later date throughout the school year, they will be given a two-week grace period to complete an approved training and submit a permit application. If there are more than two weeks between their first day of enrollment and the next EUSD-approved Bike / eBike Safety Presentation, please send an email requesting information about obtaining a temporary Bike or eBike Permit (this may include the requirement of enrollment in and completion of an approved, online alternate Bike / eBike Safety Presentation of course).

Please Note: Parking Permits are a privilege and may be revoked at any time for not following the safety expectations covered in the EUSD-approved Safety Presentation or Course. This includes wearing a helmet while riding as well as riding safely to and from school, and to and from a school-sponsored event.

Bike Permit Applications by School Site

Enforcing Protocols for Bike / eBike Safety

  • Storage - Bicycles should be parked in their designated area(s) on campus. Bicycles should never block ingress or egress or be placed in any location that would compromise safety and access.

  • Charging - Students using eBikes need to charge their equipment prior to arriving on campus. District outlets should not be used for charging

  • Security - It is the responsibility of the student to lock and secure their bicycle. The District is not responsible for damage or theft of bicycles on campus or en route to and from school and school-sponsored events.

  • Permits - All students are required to apply for a permit if they are planning on riding their bicycle to school and then parking it on campus.

  • ID Tags - After completion of the application process, students will receive a district-issued parking permit ID tag which will need to be affixed to their Bike or eBike. ID tags will be issued through the student’s school’s Front Office.


 

  • Students who do not have an ID tag visibly affixed to their Bike or eBike will not be permitted to ride to school, or at least not be permitted to bring their Bike or eBike onto any EUSD campus.

  • Class 3 eBikes - Students must be 16 years of age to operate a Class 3 eBike. The only type of bicycles students under 16 years of age are permitted to bring onto camps are Pedal Bicycles, Class 1 and Class 2 Electric Bicycles. 

  • Safety - Students must walk their bicycles upon entering campus, and at all times while on campus, including parking lots and pathways unless permission from a school official has been granted otherwise.

  • Students under 17 years of age and in possession of a bicycle must have a helmet with them while they are with their bicycle (CVC 21212a, 21235).