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Mesa council discusses e‑bike speed limits, enforcement and state coordination
Summary
Council reviewed proposed e‑bike code amendments that would standardize 'shared use path' language and adopt a 15 mph ceiling (and a 5 mph passing rule) consistent with pending state bills. Members and staff discussed enforcement challenges and the need to distinguish low‑speed e‑bikes from electric motorcycles.
Council considered changes to city code to address e‑bikes and other electric two‑wheel vehicles. Staff explained two pending state bills that would set a 15 mph speed limit on shared‑use paths and a 5 mph maximum when passing someone, while also allowing local jurisdictions to adopt lower limits.
Vice Mayor Summers and other council members emphasized the practical difference between class 1 and 2 e‑bikes…
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