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Carlsbad police report rise in proactive e‑bike enforcement and set Sept. 16 hearing on youth e‑bike pilot
Summary
Lieutenant Jason Arnotti told the committee the city has issued more than 160 citations and 200 warnings under municipal code chapter 10.56, doubled officer‑initiated contacts since March, and is reviewing Assembly Bill 2234 (a county pilot) that could bar children 12 and under from operating certain e‑bikes; a Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission hearing is scheduled for Sept. 16.
Lieutenant Jason Arnotti of the Carlsbad Police Department’s traffic division briefed the committee on e‑bike and bicycle safety efforts in the city and summarized enforcement, education and planned public engagement.
Arnotti said the city adopted municipal code chapter 10.56 in 2022 to regulate electric bikes and mobility devices and that enforcement has resulted in "over a 160 citations and more than 200 warnings, primarily for traffic violations and reckless group riding." He reported a marked shift toward proactive enforcement —…
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