More Orange County city officials are taking a closer look at how to regulate electric bicycles at the local level after public safety concerns that some residents and kids are riding the e-bikes in what they say is an unsafe manner.
It also comes after a couple of recent fatalities involving electric bikes and scooters.
On Sept. 23, a minor riding an electric motorcycle — similar to an e-bike but capable of traveling at higher speeds — was injured in a collision and died from those injuries a few days later, according to the Newport Beach Police Department…