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La Mesa council delays vote on e‑bike safety pilot after extensive public comment
Summary
After hours of public testimony on an electric bicycle safety pilot, La Mesa councilmembers voted to pull the ordinance for further review and return it at a future meeting. Residents, parents and safety officials disagreed on whether an age-based restriction would improve safety or unfairly penalize responsible families.
La Mesa councilmembers voted April 28 to pull an electric bicycle safety pilot ordinance for further review after extensive public comment and debate.
Supporters of postponing the item pointed to practical problems with age-based enforcement and urged more community input. Councilmember Suzuki moved to defer so "everybody on this dais can weigh in" and the item can return at a later meeting; the motion was seconded and passed as a direction to staff.
The ordinance — presented to council as a second reading — would have created a local pilot addressing electric-bicycle operation and safety, including age-related restrictions the staff report described as a…
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