Minnesota E-Bike Safety Academy
A rigorous, classroom-based seminar built for preteens and teens. Two focused hours of traffic law, defensive strategy, and real-world risk reduction — before they touch the throttle.
2 hrs
Seminar length
Ages 10–17
Preteens & teens
$50
Per participant

Our Format
No physical vehicles are ridden on-site. We keep every participant in a controlled classroom environment where the focus is learning — not liability.
Defensive Riding
How to anticipate driver blind spots, predict intersections, and ride like the road expects nothing of you.
Traffic Laws
A clear walkthrough of Minnesota state law, right-of-way rules, and sign recognition tailored to e-bike class limits.
Risk Reduction
The physics of stopping distance, the psychology of teen risk-taking, and how gear choices actually save lives.

Confidence, together
Riders learn best around other riders. We keep every seminar small so instructors can speak directly to each student — and so peers can talk through the moments that actually matter on the road.
About the course
Every seminar is delivered by trained instructors and structured around the situations young riders actually face — the crosswalk they misjudge, the ordinance they don't know exists, the shortcut that becomes a hospital visit.
Sign & signal recognition
Regulatory, warning, and guide signs. Painted markings and what they mean at speed.
Traffic law fundamentals
Right-of-way, stop-line etiquette, sidewalk vs. bike-lane rules, night-riding requirements.
Accident avoidance
Scan patterns, lane positioning, and the exact moments where teens are most often struck.
Local ordinances
Class 1, 2, and 3 e-bike limits in Minnesota — where each class can and cannot legally ride.
Gear & visibility
Helmet fit, hi-viz layering, and lighting standards after dusk. Data over opinion.
Risk decision-making
The moments before a bad decision — how to name them, slow them down, and choose again.

Gear that works
Helmet fit, hi-viz layering, and lighting standards after dusk — we walk families through what actually reduces injury and what's just marketing. Data over opinion.
Enrollment is open
Class sizes are intentionally small. Booking closes as seats fill.
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