Kids are increasingly riding light electric vehicles which include e-bikes, electronic scooters, electric dirtbikes and mopeds Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Look in your rearview mirror these days on suburban roads. You may do a double take. Is that a child zipping by on a motorcycle with no helmet? You look closely. It’s not actually a motorcycle. Maybe it’s an e-bike. Or an electronic dirt bike?

Across the country, kids and teens are increasingly riding light electric vehicles, or LEVs. LEVs are an emerging category that includes e-bikes, electric scooters, mopeds and electric dirt bikes. These battery-powered machines reach speeds of 20, 30 even >50 miles per hour.

As these vehicles proliferate, so do questions about how parents should address safety and how they should be reg

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