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City of Folsom@cityoffolsom The Folsom City Council will consider two proposed ordinances Tuesday, September 8, addressing e-bikes and other electric conveyances in city parks, on public property, and along Folsom’s Class I trail network. 1️⃣ Ordinance No. 1376 would generally prohibit e-bikes and electric conveyances in parks, playgrounds, and school grounds unless signs specifically authorize their use. It would also prohibit unsafe behaviors, including stunts, unauthorized passengers, failure to yield to pedestrians, handheld phone use while riding, and disregard of posted signs. 2️⃣ Ordinance No. 1377 would prohibit unsafe riding on Class I bicycle paths and support enforcement of the 15-mph trail speed limit. Both ordinances will be introduced for a first reading and are not yet in effect. Review the September 8 City Council agenda and related staff reports at www.folsom.ca.us/government/city-council-and-commissions/council-meetings-agendas-and-minutes/.
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@dogbreathtim Legal ebikes need to have smaller motors like the rest of the world not 750watt 1500 Peak watt USA3 class BS. Take Europe 250 watt Max 15mph. Or even China 400 watt 800 peak watt 15mph throttle cut off. Wanna go faster pedal. The bikes are lighter slower safer. Wanna go faster pedal or buy a legal motorcycle.
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@rodworks_folsom What ordinance stops the wheelies up and down the Palladio pedestrian sidewalks and parking garages??
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@fosterchic Finally some forward movement here. 👏
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@joshbrannan @cityoffolsom @justin4folsom Class 3 e-bikes should be included in the language of Ordinance No. 1377. Class 3 e-bikes are pedal-assist only, and their capability to reach a higher maximum speed shouldn’t automatically prohibit them from city trails. We don’t ban vehicles from city streets simply because they’re capable of exceeding the posted speed limit - we require operators to obey it. The same standard should apply here: allow Class 3 e-bikes and hold riders accountable for adhering to posted trail speed limits.
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@jeffray80 How about these applying for adolescents! With mandatory jail time for parents of offenders
@zlama911 What’s an ordinance going to do? I saw a kid on a Yamaha Dirt Bike doing wheelies through Lembi park… Clearly that’s illegal and doesn’t do ish to stop it. California is not a serious place- It’s Nanny State Laws don’t do anything to stop the behavior, but if they can tax people they are all for it. Ridiculous.
@katsup78 Will dirtbikes on trails be enforced as well?
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@abbiecam Hoping the final language keeps this about behavior/speed, not bike type — we ride a family cargo e-bike with our kids on the trails and rely on it being covered under safe use.