HONOLULU (KHON2) — The popularity of e-bikes continues to grow along with the number injuries relating to them. So lawmakers are pushing for stricter safety guidelines by banning wheelies on e-bikes and mopeds.
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E-bikes are everywhere and chances are you’ve seen one or more of them doing stunts.
Waikiki Neighborhood Board Chair Robert Finley said he sees e-bike riders popping wheelies all the time down Kuhio Avenue and Ala Wai Blvd.
“They come in a group of about 20 doing wheelies all over the place,” Finley explained. “Yesterday, right next to my car, I was at a stoplight and the kid, he lifted the wheel up, then he wheelied across the intersection. They scare me when they do it cause I’m worried about them.”
Finley said they’ve complained to police numerous times but said HPD told them there is no real ordinance.
Now lawmakers are hoping to curb the dangerous behavior by making it illegal to do wheelies on an e-bike on public streets.