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Council reviews draft ordinance to restrict high-power e‑motorcycles after summer safety complaints
Summary
Councilmembers discussed a proposed ordinance to define and limit use of high-power electric motorcycles in Snoqualmie, focusing on youth operation, sidewalk and trail bans, helmet standards, impound authority and tiered fines; staff will revise the draft for a future ordinance reading.
The Snoqualmie City Council on Oct. 27 took up a staff-drafted ordinance to define and regulate high-power electric motorcycles after a summer of calls about noise, reckless riding and unsafe operation.
Interim police leadership presented a draft that would define an "electric motorcycle" for municipal purposes as a motor-driven cycle powered by an electric motor that lacks functioning pedals and has an output over 750 watts or provides continuous assistance above 28 mph. The draft would prohibit operation on sidewalks, trails and in city park open spaces, require state registration and a driver—s license with a motorcycle endorsement for street operation, and require helmets meeting the federal motor-vehicle helmet standard referenced in the draft.
The ordinance…
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