Sheriff's office outlines education-and-enforcement plan for problem e-bikes on trail

Sep 1, 2026

A sheriff's lieutenant reported outreach to the school board, partnership with FWC and stepped-up patrols to curb unsafe e-bike behavior on the Withlacoochee State Trail; recent citations targeted repeat offenders, officials said.

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Lieutenant Fisher of the Citrus County Sheriff's Office briefed the council on coordinated measures to reduce unsafe behavior by noncompliant e-bikes on the Withlacoochee State Trail. He said the office has contacted the school board to limit certain motorized e-motos on campuses, is working with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, and will assign officers to patrol trouble spots.

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