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Wausau committee: e‑bikes treated as bicycles under state law, staff to propose trail signage
Summary
Parks staff told the committee state statute treats pedal‑assist e‑bikes as bicycles and current city code allows them on trails; alder members asked staff to inventory heavily used trails and return with a signage and calming-device proposal for next season.
The City of Wausau Parks and Recreation Committee discussed e‑bike rules and trail safety at its Sept. 2 meeting, with staff saying state law and current city code already treat pedal‑assist e‑bikes as bicycles.
Jamie, Parks Department staff, told the committee the city references state statute 340‑01 and that “the state recognizes all three classes of E bikes as E bikes as long as they have pedals that propel it forward.” She said under that definition…
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