E-bikes and rec path safety

Said an e-motorbike without pedals ran a yield sign and nearly hit her on her way to the meeting; thanked the council for taking up the issue.

Argued existing state statute is clear enough to enforce today and an ordinance isn't necessary; if the council pursues one, asked for first reading in early July.

Recounted his five-year-old daughter being struck by a child on an electric dirt bike on the rec path and asked the council to close the ordinance gap before someone is seriously injured.

Said he'd predicted such an injury in prior testimony, blamed EV marketing for a sense of bravado, and warned banned bikes will move onto clay bike trails next.

Says she knows the kids involved, calls it law-breaking not just behavior, and argues education won't work — consequences need to come now while the price tag is small.

A middle school worker and bike club organizer said education efforts already happen but law enforcement assistance is needed for it to stick.

Argued e-dirt bikes are vehicles, not bicycles, warned parents are already buying fake pedal kits to skirt rules, and suggested modeling an ordinance on Aurora, Colorado.