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Cocoa Beach commission asks staff to draft e-bike rules after safety data and neighborhood complaints
Summary
Following police data showing electric bikes traveling up to 32 mph on sidewalks, the commission asked staff and the city attorney to draft enforceable local rules (starting with a 15 mph cap and school‑corridor focus) and to pair enforcement with education for students and parents.
Cocoa Beach commissioners directed city staff to develop an ordinance addressing electric bicycles and similar devices after the police department presented measurements showing high sidewalk speeds and after multiple residents reported safety problems.
Wes Mullins, Cocoa Beach police chief, told the commission that an observational speed study on Minuteman Causeway recorded an average e-bike speed near 21–22 mph and top speeds near 32 mph on sidewalks. Mullins said officers had observed many noncompliant behaviors: riders without helmets, multiple riders…
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