Dorene Morris was riding a nonelectric bike in Alton Baker Park on the afternoon of Thursday, June 4. A former runner, she frequently walks and rides on the bike path. When it comes to electric bikes, she sees a lack of respect for those going at slower speeds on the path.
“They’re just flying by, which, you know, people are walking with their dogs or riding bikes, and even if they give you some kind of signal that they’re coming, it’s just like you don’t even have time to react sometimes, because they’re going so fast,” Morris said.
The Eugene Police Department has a new tool for community members to report speeding and reckless behavior on e-bikes and electric scooters, as well as illegal use of electric motorcycles and mopeds, referred to as e-motos, which are not allowed on bike paths and in bike lanes…