As part of a monthslong e-bike safety and enforcement campaign, Vienna police are warning parents about a modification kids are making to their personal e-bikes that allows them to travel faster.
Officer Irving Rodriguez, spokesman for Vienna’s Police Department, said some kids are removing an e-bike’s speed limiter or, in some cases, turn it off completely. It’s something that can be easily researched on YouTube, he said, and parents often don’t know the modification has been made.
The town’s efforts, which focus on keeping trails, parks, neighborhoods and streets safe, are the latest in a broader push to address e-bike trends across the D.C. region…