E-bikes face new sidewalk parking rules

From the Toronto Sun:


  • E-bikes face new sidewalk parking rules

    Pedestrian and cycling advocates want the city to put the brakes on where e-bikes can park and ride.

    "They could seriously injure or kill a pedestrian if they hit a pedestrian on the sidewalk," says Dylan Reid, co-chairman of the Toronto Pedestrian Committee.

    "E-bikes are a good thing, it's just that they really shouldn't be on the sidewalk," he said yesterday.

    City council's public works and infrastructure committee will consider a recommendation from the pedestrian committee today to ban e-bike parking on city sidewalks.

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