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Council asks staff to study e-bike and e-motorcycle safety after residents report high-speed, unregulated devices
Summary
After repeated public reports of high-speed e-motorcycles and risky behavior near schools and downtown, the council directed staff to research possible local responses (buyer'guides, school registration pilots, legislative advocacy and enforcement strategies) and report back within roughly 60 days.
Council members asked town staff to analyze potential measures to address the public-safety concerns arising from illegally powered e-bikes and e-motorcycles.
The discussion grew out of multiple public comments and council observations about fast, off-road-style electric motorcycles and unregulated imports (brands cited by a student speaker included Suron and similar models). Commenters described near-misses with pedestrians and high speeds in downtown and…
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