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Peabody council committee flags e-bike enforcement gaps, proposes legal review on ticketing authority
Summary
The Municipal Safety Committee reported that e-bikes traveling up to 28 mph and unclear ordinance language hamper local enforcement; council asked the city solicitor whether ticketing authority could be shared with fire department for narrow streets and discussed stepped-up intersection parking enforcement.
The Peabody Municipal Safety Committee told the full City Council on Thursday that local police and parks staff are grappling with enforcement gaps around e-bikes and neighborhood parking that affect intersection safety.
Captain Richards (Peabody Police Department) and committee members presented data indicating intersection improvements at King/Lowell/Endicott have reduced accidents, and then turned to e-bikes, which the…
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