The Brief
- The Danville Town Council met Tuesday night to discuss the issue, voting unanimously in favor of a 15-mile-per-hour speed limit for all bikes and scooters on trails.
- In addition to speed limits, the ordinance forbids the riding of e-bikes and e-scooters at city parks.
- The proposal generated significant public comment during the city council meeting.
DANVILLE, Calif. – As e-bikes and e-scooters continue to explode in popularity, leaders in one East Bay community unanimously approved a set of new rules for e-bikes and e-scooters.
Danville hits the brakes
What we know:
The Danville Town Council met Tuesday night to discuss the issue, voting unanimously in favor of the first reading of an ordinance that does three things: 1) E-bikes and e-scooters must be walked once inside the grounds of city parks; 2) E-bikes and e-schooters can only ride on paved trails; and 3) All bikes and scooters – electric or not – must not go more than 15-miles-per-hour on those trails. Anyone caught traveling faster than 15 miles per hour could face a citation from local police.
“Make no mistake, e-bikes and those devices are here to stay,” said Danville Mayor Newell Arnerich. “They give mobility to young people, but right now it’s kind of like an adult giving the keys to a car to their kids and saying, ‘Have a nice day. We have the responsibility, as the adults in our society, to create guardrails.”…