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Police address safety concerns for e-bikes as school year begins By Tom Haraldsen | t.haraldsen@mycityjournals.com
With school starting, the South Jordan Police Department reminds the public about e-bikes, scooters and electronic motorcycles.
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sales of e-bikes have more than tripled over the past five years, according to a report published in the Wall Street Journal. Teens are increasingly choosing e-bikes over cars due to affordability and convenience, as well as environmental reasons, and there’s been a decline in teen driver’s licenses–down 8% over the past two decades–in part due to the adoption of e-bikes. With that change in e-bike popularity and usage have come challenges for safety and the need for more law enforcement involvement. So two members of the South Jordan Police Department spoke with the media at an event at Hangar 15 Bicycles to address those challenges as the new school year is set to begin. “There’s a lot of confusion related to e-bikes, scooters, and more importantly, electric motorcycles,” Sgt. Eric Anderson said. “We’re seeing a lot of property damage from people riding some of these bikes off the road. We’ve seen multiple injuries, including one this past week when someone was hit on the Jordan River Trail. We want people to ride safely, treat e-bikes like a regular bicycle to yield to pedestrians and ride in a manner that doesn’t injure people or damage property.” Anderson said there are three categories of e-bikes, showcontinued page 4
South Jordan Police Sgt. Eric Anderson discusses the rules of safety for riders of e-bikes during a media event at Hangar 15 Bicycles. (Tom Haraldsen/City Journals)
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