(TNS) — A short-term task force will be formed to consider “pragmatic, realistic” enforcement measures of e-bike rules in the city, the Virginia Beach City Council decided at a meeting Tuesday.
The move comes on the heels of community members raising the alarm about the use of e-bikes on trails, in neighborhoods and at the Oceanfront.
Concerns range from children not being ready for the responsibility, speed, and power of the bikes, to a lack of helmets use, to the increasing number and severity of accidents, said Brent McKenzie, the city’s legislative affair director. Another major issue is the safety of bystanders when e-bikes are operated too fast, he said…