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After collision, resident urges Boulder to tighten e-bike rules; staff says e-bikes allowed on multi-use paths
Summary
A Boulder resident described a collision with a 13-year-old e-bike rider and urged stricter local rules; staff clarified e-bikes are allowed on multi-use paths and some sidewalks are marked to prohibit them and directed the resident’s concerns to the transportation team.
At the Sept. 4 Boulder City Council meeting, resident Betsy Neely urged the council to strengthen enforcement of local rules governing e-bikes following a collision with a 13-year-old rider.
Neely described the crash and said she was surprised the young rider was not ticketed. She said she understood from subsequent inquiries that certain e-bikes are allowed on sidewalks and that city rules permit speeds up to 15…
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