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Residents urge action on e-bike safety, fireworks enforcement ahead of July 4 in Jamestown
Summary
Multiple residents told the Jamestown City Council they are concerned about fast, unhelmeted e-bike riders and illegal fireworks in neighborhoods and asked for more enforcement and public messaging.
During public comment at the Jamestown City Council meeting, multiple residents raised safety concerns about electric bicycles and unauthorized fireworks as summer activity increases.
Scott Atkinson, 402 Park Street, told the council he has witnessed e-bikes and small motorcycles running stop signs and red lights and said riders are moving at speeds comparable to motorcycles. “Some of these e-bikes now are going as fast as motorcycles,” Atkinson said, adding that riders often fail to…
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