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Ex-Etiquette: E-Biking Son Needs to Wear His Helmet
Ordinance targets minors riding bicycles and e-bikes with helmet requirements and penalties including fines and device confiscation, aiming to improve youth safety.
- On Monday, St. Marys City Council considered an ordinance requiring minors to wear helmets on bicycles, electric bicycles, or low-speed micro-mobility devices, advancing to a third reading.
- Streets and Sidewalks Committee reviewed the issue after complaints about distracted riding and noncompliance, with city officials citing rising bicycle and e-bike use.
- The proposed measure prescribes a tiered enforcement system: first offense a verbal warning, second offense a monetary fine, and third offense allows law enforcement to confiscate the device.
- Mayor Joe Hurlburt said the city wants to take a proactive approach to keeping St. Marys youth safe, framing the proposal as preventive action to avoid injuries.
- A local anecdote highlighted enforcement challenges after a 14-year-old local resident bought an e-bike but was spotted without a helmet, and the boy's mother reportedly did not enforce the rule.
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Ex-etiquette: E-biking son needs to wear his helmet
Q. My 14-year-old son saved his money and bought an e-bike at his mother’s home. The stipulation was that he always wears a helmet when riding it. Two of my friends called me recently and told me that my son…
·Helena, United States
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Boise reins in e-scooter and e-bike speeding
Electric bikes and scooters have become a common sight in Boise, rather than the rarity these devices were a decade ago. City of Boise staff say the growing use of the Lime rentals has led to a recent change of…
·Cherokee County, United States
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