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Friendswood council opens e‑bike safety workshop, directs attorney research and school outreach
Summary
Council held a workshop after recent e‑bike incidents and directed the city attorney to survey other municipalities while asking staff to expand education and school outreach; police urged pairing education with targeted enforcement of illegal electric dirt bikes.
Councilmembers and staff used a workshop format Wednesday to address mounting concerns about electric bicycles and motorized dirt bikes being ridden by young residents across Friendswood.
Councilmember Joe Matranga opened the discussion by saying the meeting was intended to seek options rather than make rules: “Tonight was really just a workshop to say, you know, what should we do? What can we do?” He outlined three options—education, registration and regulation—and said the council should start with awareness and see whether other steps are…
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