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Sheriff announces joint enforcement and parent citations as juvenile e-bike crashes rise
Summary
Placer County Sheriff's Office told the council juvenile riders and high-powered e-bikes are causing serious collisions; sheriff's personnel plan joint regional messaging and enhanced enforcement, and said parents may be cited if juveniles ride bikes that legally require an operator license.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office told the Loomis Town Council it will launch regional outreach and enforcement targeting unsafe use of certain electric bicycles and e-motorcycles after a rise in serious incidents.
The sheriff reported 293 incidents in the reporting period with 43 reports taken, and specifically described several recent collisions involving e-bikes, including two serious accidents in the preceding two weeks. Deputies said some of the vehicles in question are throttle-only e-bikes…
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