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Murrieta Police detail e-bike enforcement campaign and safety outreach
Summary
Murrieta police briefed council on a social-media outreach and Office of Traffic Safety-funded enforcement campaign that has produced dozens of stops, citations and impoundments this year; officers recommended signage and local ordinances to limit sidewalk use in sensitive areas.
Murrieta traffic investigators told the City Council Oct. 21 that e-bike complaints have risen and the department is responding with education, targeted enforcement and grant-funded enforcement operations.
Traffic Investigator II Kurt Stickelman and Investigator Jared Matthews described common complaints — riders traveling the wrong way, operating on sidewalks where not posted, wheelies and reckless riding that impedes traffic — and explained state vehicle-code classifications for street-legal e-bikes and off-road motorcycles. "They define it as a bicycle with operable pedals and electric…
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