Jackson Township Police have provided a graphic to help parents and teens know the rules of e-bikes, but Chief Mark Bruner told Jackson Township Trustees at the August meeting that enforcement is difficult.

E-bikes are street legal if they run under 20 miles-per-hour and have operable pedals. Electric dirt bikes are considered electric motorcycles under State law and must be operated by a licensed driver to be street legal.

Chief Bruner voiced his concern at the Trustees meeting and shared some recent examples of dangerous driving. “We just hope that no one gets significantly injured on one of them when they're weaving in and out of traffic,” he said.

“Our midnight car last night stopped two boys on Hempel Road at 1:43 am,” Bruner said. “Told them to go home. No curfew in the village. They had no lights on in the roadway at 1:43 am. So know where your kids are.”

We can impound the bikes, Bruner noted, but said that storing them would be a logistical issue. Issuing citations is another option for police. You have to abide by all the same traffic laws that you do on a bicycle, he said.

“Germantown Township was out the other day between north and south Stivers and kids were riding the hills on scooters. That's a good place for a 55-mile-per-hour car to meet a 20-mile-per-hour scooter, which ends badly. So we're doing all we can to try to make the public as knowledgeable as we can.”

Bruner encouraged parents to ensure their kids are riding safely and aware of all traffic laws.

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