With electric bicycles booming in popularity, Long Beach officials will grapple with how to regulate them.
City Council members on Tuesday requested the city manager return in 90 days with an outlined plan on rules around the usage of electric bikes on all public right-of-ways in the city and along the Los Angeles River.
Dubbed the “Electric Bicycle Interventions to Keep Everyone Safe” or E-BIKES law, the ordinance would establish rules on when, where and how electric bikes can be ridden, with additional policies laid out on speed limits, helmet use, storage, age limits and more…