The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is considering new regulations that would allow pedal assisted electric bicycles on state trails.
Currently, electric bikes and motorized vehicles are prohibited from traveling on trails and restricted to roads and parking lots. But according to the state, sales for electric bikes have increased, quadrupling between 2019 and 2022.
The DNR says it wants to address the demand by allowing e-bikes on state trails where bicycles are already allowed…