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Burbank police commission backs code updates, signage and outreach to address rise in e-bikes and e-scooters
Summary
After a presentation by the Burbank Police Department, the Police Commission voted to recommend municipal code updates, targeted signage and interjurisdictional coordination to address faster e-bikes, unsafe riding and a rise in collisions.
The Burbank Police Commission voted Feb. 19 to send a package of recommendations to the City Council after an extended presentation and discussion about electric bicycles and scooters by Burbank Police Department traffic staff.
Lieutenant Fromer of the Burbank Police Department reviewed state and local rules, collision trends and safety concerns and described how rapidly changing e-mobility devices — including high‑powered e-bikes and electric unicycles — have outpaced existing municipal rules. “Class 1 and class 2 are limited to 20 miles per hour … class 3 is allowed up to 28 miles per hour,” Lieutenant Fromer said during the presentation, and he warned that some devices sold as e-bikes exceed legal wattage and top speed and are effectively illegal on public roadways.
The commission’s recommendation package asks the City Council to: clarify that pedestrians have the right of way on sidewalks; place visible…
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