Jeremy McCreary
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- Region
- USA
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- Carlsbad, CA
This just in from our local NPR station...
In a state of emergency, the city council can vote in provisional ordinances without the usual public comment period.
Carlsbad, the next beachtown north on the San Diego County coast, did the same thing for the same reasons in 2022. Those provisional bike control ordinances became permanent 6 months later.
As a driver and pedestrian as well as an ebiker, I totally get the public safety need here. Yahoos riding ebikes irresponsibly are everywhere, and their numbers are growing.
Most of Carlsbad's new bike control ordinances are reasonable and generally in line with the way I ride anyway. But our regulatory future isn't bright. Will be interesting to see what Encinitas comes up with.
Encinitas City Council declares emergency for e-bikes, bicycles
Encinitas City Council declares emergency for e-bikes, bicycles
The City Council declared a local state of emergency for bicycle, e-bicycle and motorized mobility device safety in response to a growing number of collisions, officials announced.www.kpbs.org
The City Council declared a local state of emergency for bicycle, e-bicycle and motorized mobility device safety in response to a growing number of collisions, officials announced.
In a state of emergency, the city council can vote in provisional ordinances without the usual public comment period.
Carlsbad, the next beachtown north on the San Diego County coast, did the same thing for the same reasons in 2022. Those provisional bike control ordinances became permanent 6 months later.
As a driver and pedestrian as well as an ebiker, I totally get the public safety need here. Yahoos riding ebikes irresponsibly are everywhere, and their numbers are growing.
Most of Carlsbad's new bike control ordinances are reasonable and generally in line with the way I ride anyway. But our regulatory future isn't bright. Will be interesting to see what Encinitas comes up with.
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