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Chino Hills police step up e-bike enforcement; department warns many high-speed models are not street-legal
Summary
Police briefed the council on e-bike safety and enforcement actions, saying e-bikes are banned in city parks and on sidewalks, many marketed e-bikes exceed safe/pedestrian classifications, and enforcement in May resulted in multiple citations and at least one arrest.
Chino Hills Police Chief Gerard told the City Council on May 13 that the department has stepped up e-bike enforcement operations during May and warned residents that many commercially marketed electric bicycles are not street-legal.
Chief Gerard said the city prohibits e-bike operation in city parks, city-owned open space and on sidewalks. He described the typical legal definition used by the…
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