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Council adopts e-bike ordinance banning Class 3 bikes on trails and limiting trail speeds
Summary
The council approved the ordinance’s second reading to ban Class 3 e-bikes from recreation trails, limit Class 1 and 2 e-bikes to 15 mph on the Royal Oaks Trail, and allow administrative citations, impoundment and education-based penalties; enforcement will start with a school-focused education phase.
The Duarte City Council adopted a city ordinance to regulate electric bicycles on trails and in parks, prohibiting Class 3 e-bikes on recreation trails and setting a 15 mph speed limit for Class 1 and 2 e-bikes on designated trails.
Director Larry Berceda told the council the ordinance was developed following more than a year of review by the Public Safety Commission and incorporates several provisions: a prohibition on Class 3 bikes on the recreation…
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