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Coral Gables officials weigh age, ID rules and enforcement to address e‑bike and scooter injuries
Summary
After several recent serious crashes involving electric bicycles, residents urged Coral Gables commissioners to pursue age limits, ID requirements, and stronger enforcement; staff advised limited local authority but pledged to return with draft rules and enforcement options.
A Coral Gables resident whose son suffered serious injuries in an e-bike collision described his family’s hospital stay and urged the City Commission to limit the devices and require IDs and training for operators.
Zeri Zapata told the commission his son required surgery after a February crash and that the family learned the devices children can buy today are far more powerful than traditional pedal bicycles. He urged an outright ban on certain classes of e-bikes for minors and…
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