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Flagler County sheriff previews proposed e-bike ordinance after high-speed chases and complaints
Summary
Sheriff Rick Staly told the Palm Coast City Council the county office is drafting a local ordinance to address reckless e-bike use, helmet rules and seizure for modified bikes after Florida reclassified many e-bikes as bicycles.
Sheriff Rick Staly told the city council on July 22 that the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is drafting a local ordinance to address reckless electric-bicycle (e-bike) behavior after recent incidents, including a high-speed chase that ended in arrests. “Florida law changed 2 years ago that changed e bikes from a motor vehicle to a bicycle,” Staly said, and he told the council that the statutory change includes limits on classification, speed limiters and helmet rules for…
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