Cracking down on electric bikes, scooters on the beach

[@olsonspeed]

Enforce a beach speed limit for safety, don't restrict e- bike access.

[@jasonlacroix6083]

Two years ago, you could count the number of "bicycles" in use on one hand. Now with motorized power, the streets are flooded with unskilled operators trying to become admitted to a local hospital. Stop calling them bicycles, they're mopeds.

[@olsonspeed]

@@jasonlacroix6083 I call then e-bikes.

[@jasonlacroix6083]

@@olsonspeed they should be restricted to 7mph max.

[@MoneyBuysDrug]

⁠@@jasonlacroix6083no they are not mopeds they have to go over 30 mph to be classified as that

[@YowzaBowzaWowza]

The Olds don’t like anybody having fun ... they’re too busy dying.

[@leonfpv8261]

“It’s to dangerous for the beach!! Go ride on the busy road!!” 🤨

[@shawnhawkins53]

exactly to slow for hyways and roads

[@williamsaloka9043]

@@shawnhawkins53 If you know how to ride, you will be fine on the streets. Just be smart about which streets you ride on, and you will be fine. If you can't ride well, stay off the e-bikes. Simple!

[@shawnhawkins53]

@@williamsaloka9043 I got a HD don't need a e=bike

[@williamsaloka9043]

@@shawnhawkins53 I have one too. My E-Bike is an extra bonus.

[@alexm7777]

@@shawnhawkins53 hd?

[@Altema22]

A more intelligent approach is to only allow class 1 and 2 e-bikes, which cannot exceed 20 mph. Oddly enough, none of the bikes on the beach in this video were going more than 15 mph; most were going 8 to 10 mph. And if "not making noise" is a safety hazzard, then ban all bicycles.

[@bunsguns8222]

Or just impose a speed limit like we do on roads?

[@waltercruz6560]

I though it was funny that most of the bikes on the beach shown in this report were NOT electric bikes!

[@johnmitchell2741]

well I guess they need to ban electric cars also

[@jasonlacroix6083]

I've lived on the beaches here for 50 years. Unless the sand is packed hard, it's impossible to pedal a bike on the beach. Therefore, it's very rare that you will see bikes on the beach. These new Electric Cycles are not bicycles, they're motorcycles. And the people riding them are not skilled riders. That's the problem.

[@MacedoinaChoirs]

I see very few people going faster that 10 mph. Even though they are capable of going much faster. I've seen Guy/Gals on racer Bikes doing 40 mph easy. Yet most trail have 15 mph limits.

[@aus-reviews8462]

That guy is just mad he doesn't have one 😂

[@robertboudreauxxx]

Politicians that have to have control it's all about power and what they can dictate

[@mrstarbuck9212]

It's not about your safety, it's about control and power. Politicians...

[@jasonlacroix6083]

The beach mayor in shorts and sandals is on a power trip? Those motorcycles don't belong on the beach. And, the people operating them aren't skilled enough to ride them there.

[@h.b.hatecraft953]

@@jasonlacroix6083 Angry old boomer screaming at cloads. So sad you forgot to take your meds today grandpa.

[@hEXordo]

@@jasonlacroix6083i dont trust you driving, can i get the mayor to ban you from driving?

[@romma11]

On all the examples it appears more like 10mph at most. Again stupidity of government.

[@aliciafernandez7775]

Spandex dudes zoom by me all the time

[@jasonlacroix6083]

@@aliciafernandez7775 the guys in tight shorts ride ROAD BIKES, I guarantee none of those guys passed you on the beach.

[@MoneyBuysDrug]

@@jasonlacroix6083I’m pretty sure that’s what they’re saying

[@tonenj09]

welp! that beach town isnt getting any of my money...

[@blakerobertson4004]

Any city could help w this problem by adding more protected bike lanes to keep the riders and drivers safe out there. Ebikes aren’t going anywhere imo

[@jasonlacroix6083]

Don't ride the busy thoroughfares. St. Petersburg has more miles of marked bike lanes(and has for a few decades) than any city in this country. It's your health and safety.

[@MacedoinaChoirs]

Amen. I never ride City Bike lanes.

[@jacoe33333]

How many dead? How many injured?

[@danbroadhead72]

My thought also. That city probably has a dozen+ fatalities in the last year caused by cars and dont give it a second thought, but they're getting all worked up over ebikes.

[@Frindleeguy]

@@danbroadhead72 a dozen plus? Try hundreds. Cars kill almost as many people every year as doctors.

[@AssBlasster]

Well there are actual reports of idiot cops running over sunbathers with their SUVs on these beaches...doesn't ban them though

[@DanielGoodwin-qf8cv]

typical,, lets force electric vehicles on the country. but you cant ride on the beach with an e bike. what a joke.

[@johnmitchell2741]

I knew this was coming.Wont be long you'll have to have a driver's license and registration and proof of insurance to ride these anywhere but your yard🤣😭

[@cycologist7069]

Not for Class 1s.

[@aliciafernandez7775]

All these idiots with their souped-up e bikes have caused this to happen. The msjoriyy of ebikers ride at the same speed as normal bikes

[@h.b.hatecraft953]

@@cycologist7069 Give them time and they'll find a way to tax you for it.

[@ThomasL-s1j]

Stop complaining and let the people have fun. Geese !😮

[@logancurran]

i have 3 bicycles with 50cc motor kits i put in them and i ride them on the beach all the time but i always slow down when i go past people

[@Moe7133]

It should be ride responsibly and cautiously and for 18 years or older who have a driver license only.

[@LukeAMcDowell]

In New Smyrna Beach. Vehicles are limited to 100mph. Why not just put that restriction on ebikes? They all have speedometers.

[@pedrofernandez8729]

This is BS, I ride an e bike due to my health issues and I get passed all the time by the spandex dudes riding faster than 20 mph so why is that allowed?

[@jasonlacroix6083]

Because the speed limit on the road is 30-40mph.

[@h.b.hatecraft953]

@@jasonlacroix6083 🤣 It's funny because you don't understand the self own you just did right there with that reply, because you're so stupid.

[@AquaDogTTR]

People complaining about and banning e-bikes is a new epidemic that needs to be stopped. Leave them alone and let them ride their bikes!

[@highwaystar8310]

Why go to the extreme and band them when you can set a speed limit and the idiots that speed should be ticketed creating revenue!

[@benedictcumberbatch4275]

I think it depends on what beach your going to (how crowded). You will have to consider people laying in the sand and kids, so maybe best to bike on an excluded beach without a lot of people. I have an ebike.

[@jasonlacroix6083]

Those things are mopeds and don't belong on the beach.

[@MacedoinaChoirs]

@@jasonlacroix6083 They are not Mopeds

[@h.b.hatecraft953]

@@jasonlacroix6083 Ebikes aren't mopeds stupid.

[@Thoracius]

These bicyclists could just turn the motors off when riding on crowded beaches, problem solved.

[@bazzarr]

My Lectric e-bike is a heavy beast. There is no way I could peddle this on sand without using the motor. Easier to just not go on the beach

[@johnmitchell2741]

You know better then that.Most ebikes are far to heavy to pedal without power assist especially in the sand

[@cycologist7069]

@@bazzarr Or take a non e-bike on crowded beaches if e-bikes are banned on them. Several good fat bikes out there like Framed or Surly. Always good to have a quiver.

[@jasonlacroix6083]

Bicyclists use only human power. You are not bicycling, if you have motor power. You are motorcycling.

[@samanthacowden1317]

This is stupid. Just set a speed limit for the bikes on the beach. E-bikes are a smart alternative to gas-operated vehicles. What's the actual problem other than complain-y grey hairs?

[@horizonskyfpvrc6152]

He is probably a progressive trying to pass petty BS law on EBikes.

[@peterlamboy5940]

Bunch of karens

[@nathans.3751]

That’s more political BS.

[@JuniorJr_23]

On the beach in General or on the Sand?

[@shawnhawkins53]

In canada our beaches are to rocky to ride on

[@Underdog-2024]

And all they had to do was make a designated lane for E bikes duh

[@jasonlacroix6083]

Maybe you and your e-buddies can pool up your money and pave a lane for e-bikes

[@justinsane7128]

Mayor Karen Queen.. Let's see the data on how many injuries there've been before we restrict more of our Freedoms.

[@KQ4LNZ]

People are just trying to enjoy there day, it's way more dangerous on busy roads

[@jeffknowles3952]

Thats BS. We finally find a way to enjoy beaches that we otherwise wouldn't be able to get to because of the parking band. A couple of rich people out up a stink and they ban e bikes. WTH is that

[@jasonkrantz8946]

Set speed limit at safe speed. Then informed them this is stupid topic

[@brandongranados5569]

Don’t visit their town

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

So much for the land of the free

[@jobiepatrick6150]

So stupid, why can’t they put a speed limit on the beach instead of saying NO! Oohh scaring people, show the injuries don’t just say there could be🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@alive4082]

Nude beaches are cool

[@hookedonfishing.6021]

Fun police

[@zztop7000]

Sharks is more dangerous than riding a Ebike in the beach. Riding a bike in the beach is a crime now? Pathetic!