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Council to consider rules for e-bikes and motorized personal transport after safety complaints
Summary
Councilmembers discussed rising complaints about high-powered electric bicycles and other motorized personal devices and directed staff to develop regulation options for TNT committee review, including enforceability with police.
Councilmembers on Oct. 14 raised safety concerns about electric bicycles and other motorized personal transport devices and directed staff, legal counsel and the police department to develop a regulatory approach to bring to the Traffic and Transportation (TNT) committee.
Councilmember Greg described constituent complaints in District 1 about high-powered devices he called "e motorcycles," noting that the technical definition of an "ebike" is limited to 750 watts and 20 miles per hour…
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