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Planning Board raises e‑bike and powered‑device safety concerns on multi‑use trails
Summary
Board members expressed safety concerns about e‑bikes and electric pit‑style motorcycles using sidewalks and multi‑use trails, and asked staff to revisit whether speed limits or restrictions should be enforced on certain paths.
Planning Board members flagged growing safety concerns with electric bikes and motorized 'pit' bikes operating on sidewalks and multi‑use trails. Members described the vehicles as "quiet and quick" and said riders are cutting through neighborhoods and yards, creating enforcement and safety challenges.
A board member suggested considering speed limits or other restrictions on the town’s multi‑use trail; staff said prior discussions exist but no formal speed‑limit regulation has been adopted and that research into enforceability is needed. The board asked staff to review options for regulation and enforcement and to report back at a future meeting.
The board also discussed larger questions about how to balance recreational access and neighborhood livability; no formal action was taken and members agreed to place the topic on a future agenda for follow‑up.
