Abstract: An electric motorcycle is provided with a battery; an electric motor; a speed regulation control electrically interconnecting the electric motor and the battery; a padded seat including a bracket and a space defined under the seat; and a safety switch including a housing threadedly secured to the bracket from below, a support tube disposed on a central portion of the housing and partially disposed in the bracket, a cup-shaped spring-activated member slidably put on the support tube and engaging the seat, two laterally extending contacts formed on the spring-activated member, a first contact member disposed under one laterally extending contact and having one end electrically connected to the electric motor, a second contact member disposed under the other laterally extending contact and having one end electrically connected to the speed regulation control, and two receptacles disposed in the housing for anchoring the first and second contact members therein.