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Snoqualmie police outline enforcement challenges for high‑powered e‑dirt bikes, recommend code updates and outreach before summer
Summary
Police presented data and legal gaps to the Public Safety Committee and recommended code updates, storage/logistics plans and public education; staff aim to have changes in place by April and are exploring fines, impoundment logistics, signage and community‑service alternatives for parents.
Snoqualmie police told the Public Safety Committee Tuesday that high‑powered electric “dirt bikes” and modified e‑bikes present enforcement and safety challenges not fully covered by current state law or the city’s existing municipal code.
Police Chief Lynch described three statutorily defined electric‑assisted bicycle classes limited to 750 watts, but said many off‑road electric dirt bikes exceed that limit — "These things cannot be legal anywhere unless you take them to a department of licensing facility," Lynch said, adding that some motors can reach roughly 6,000 watts and speeds of about 50 miles per hour. Lynch told the…
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