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Arapahoe County sheriff says few incidents reported in SPIN pilot areas
Summary
Chief McClellan told the board he identified one deputy incident involving a device during a chase and reported zero collisions where riders were run over in the county; he said expansion could change risk profiles in new areas.
Chief McClellan of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office told commissioners he had consulted Greenwood Village peers and county staff and found minimal safety incidents so far in pilot areas. "I literally got one story about deputies... who had to jump over one of these while chasing someone," he said, adding that deputies had not reported any incidents of riders being run over in his jurisdiction to date.
McClellan cautioned that expansion into new or more congested areas could change the safety profile and said the county should watch rollout closely. County staff and Denver South noted the pilot is an actively managed program in which SPIN picks up, charges and rebalances devices daily to limit clutter and reduce hazards. The presentation emphasized that active management and local contract terms (including revocable license agreements) are tools to address operational and safety concerns.
Why it matters: enforcement and public-safety perspectives were a key part of commissioners' assessment of the expansion; law-enforcement feedback that incidents have been rare locally was a central reassurance but not a formal safety clearance. Questions about whether to include e-bikes, preferred routing and app features to highlight bike lanes were raised as additional safety and operational controls.
