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DeLand staff, police outline options to regulate e‑bikes; age limits and education proposed
Summary
City legal and police staff briefed commissioners on e‑bike classes and statutory limits and proposed a local ordinance framework that could bar riders under about 12 from operating e‑bikes in town, limit younger riders from higher‑speed roads, and pair regulation with education and enforcement targeting high‑powered off‑road conversions.
City legal staff and police presented an initial proposal Oct. 20 to regulate electric bicycles under authority allowed by recent state statute revisions.
Attorney Darren Elkind reviewed the state framework that classifies e‑bikes into three classes (class 1 and 2 up to 20 mph, class 3 up to 28 mph and capped at 750 watts) and noted the legislature preserved local authority to regulate where e‑bikes can operate and to set age limits, but precluded local requirements such as driver's licenses or vehicle insurance for…
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