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Yorba Linda council delays e-bike ordinance after debate over dirt-trail ban and enforcement
Summary
The City Council continued consideration of an e-bike ordinance after weeks of public comment and internal debate over whether to ban electric bikes from unpaved "earthen" trails, enforcement limits and education for youths; the council voted to bring the item back at the next meeting.
The Yorba Linda City Council on Tuesday continued consideration of a proposed ordinance regulating electric bicycles after a lengthy public-comment period and debate among council members, law-enforcement staff and trail users about whether to ban e-bikes from unpaved “earthen” trails and how the city could enforce any rule.
The issue matters because residents, members of the equestrian community and parents said faster, quieter electric bikes are creating safety risks on multiuse trails; law-enforcement officials warned that the department has limited ability to reliably catch violators on narrow, partly unpaved paths.
Council member Tara Campbell pressed for a simple rule: ban e-bikes from unpaved dirt trails. “Not allowing them on unpaved dirt trails. Period,” Campbell said in council chambers. Other…
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