Mill Creek residents raise safety alarm over e‑motorcycles; police cite state law enforcement option

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Residents told the City Council about multiple dangerous incidents involving electric motorcycles and asked the council to act. Mill Creek police said they are instructing officers to enforce Washington law governing motorcycles and urged the community to expect further outreach and possible state-level advocacy.

A Mill Creek resident urged the City Council on Sept. 2 to address what he described as a surge of reckless riding by electric motorcycles that is threatening pedestrians and families on sidewalks.

The complaint came during the council’s public-comment period and prompted the mayor and council members to ask the police department for an update and enforcement plan. Mill Creek police said the vehicles meet Washington’s legal definition of motorcycles and that officers have been instructed to enforce the state rules that govern motorcycle operation.

Jay Rowe, a Mill Creek resident, told the council he and other neighbors had recently experienced repeated close calls with riders on electric motorcycles and asked the council what steps the city could take. “I stood in front of him, stopped him, and admonished him for his behavior, and his response to me was, ‘f you, old man,’ ” Rowe said. He…

Mill Creek residents raise safety alarm over e‑motorcycles; police cite state law enforcement option

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