St. Petersburg police target e-bike misuse after 3 fatal crashes

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This week the St. Petersburg Police Department conducted a special operation targeting e-bike misuse.

The crackdown comes after three fatal accidents this month, where the e-bike riders were allegedly at fault.

“We’re out here trying to do the enforcement to try to curb that problem,” said Sgt. Michael Schade. “The biggest problem we’re seeing is just that the bicycles and the scooter operators are not following the basic rules of the road.”…

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