Escondido may be the next city in San Diego County to restrict e-bikes, which have become more popular as injuries associated with them have become more prevalent in recent years.
The Escondido City Council will consider a new ordinance at its meeting on Wednesday. The policy would ban riders under 12 and give law enforcement more authority to penalize riders — including confiscating e-bikes and issuing fines of $50 for a first violation and $200 for a third.
Escondido Police Traffic Division Lt. Craig Miller told inewsource that the city does not have the same quantity of e-bikes as some of the coastal cities in North County, but said that city staff and police are being proactive in updating the city’s bike ordinance…