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Officials urge cautious e-bike use and warn against high‑powered 'e‑motos' on paths
Summary
Flagler County officials summarized Palm Coast's e-bike ordinance and new state rules requiring riders to slow near pedestrians and give audible warnings, and warned that high-powered 'e-motos' are not permitted on sidewalks and could be confiscated.
Officials used the town hall to review e-bike safety rules and to distinguish permitted e-bikes from high-powered electric mopeds that exceed legal limits for trails and sidewalks.
Speakers referenced Palm Coast's local ordinance and a state law passed this year requiring riders to reduce speed to 10 mph when within 50 feet of a pedestrian and to use an audible signal when passing. "Pedestrians rule," one commissioner said, stressing…
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