It is about a revision of road traffic law, which is being consulted on until December 12. The Federal Council is calling for a mandatory helmet requirement for e-bikes with assistance up to 25 km/h; this requirement already applies to 45 km/h e-bikes. E-bikes with 25 km/h assistance should also have to ride with lights on during the day.

For the booming e-mountainbike category, this regulation would mean that these vehicles would have to be fitted with a fixed light. The Ordinance on the Technical Requirements for Road Vehicles states in Article 178a Paragraph 1 VTS: Light motorcycles must have at least one white light shining to the front and one red light shining to the rear. These lights must be fixed, must not dazzle and must be visible for 100 m at night in good weather conditions. They are also not subject to type approval (Annex 1, point 2.1 TGV).

While Pro Velo has nothing against the planned mandatory use of lights, the success of urban rental bike systems is seen as being jeopardized by the mandatory use of helmets. The national umbrella organization of cyclists in Switzerland reports on this: Many Swiss cities have successfully set up a network of rental bikes in recent years. The slow electric bikes are proving to be particularly popular. The proposed helmet requirement would be the death knell for these services. For Pro Velo Schweiz, the Federal Council's proposal is therefore anachronistic. "Almost three quarters of the electorate approved the federal decree on bicycles two years ago, and now the Federal Council wants to stifle the success story of electric bikes. This is incomprehensible to me," says Pro Velo President Matthias Aebischer. According to Pro Velo, better infrastructure and more bicycles on the roads will ensure greater safety, not mandatory helmet wearing.