Don’t be a melon head, Manhattan Beach Police tell MBMS e-bike riders
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2681″ display=”masonry” ngg_triggers_display=”always”]by Kevin Cody “Waves of the future,” the motto painted above the Manhattan Beach Middle School quad, applies even to the way the 1,300 students get to school. An estimated 90 percent ride e-bikes. Because of e-bike speeds of up to 28 miles per hour, they are considered more dangerous than pedal bikes. But rather than fight the trend, Manhattan Beach schools are holding assemblies to encourage students to ride e-bikes safely. On Thursday, Manhattan Beach Police School Resource Officers Michael Hamilton and Donoven Torres addressed an e-bike assembly at Manhattan Beach Middle School. Hamilton mentioned obvious legal requirements, such as wearing helmets, riding one to an e-bike, and not riding on sidewalks. He also gave less obvious advice, such as do ride on sidewalks along high traffic streets, such as Sepulveda Boulevard. Hamilton cautioned that State legislation has been discussed that would deny auto licenses to e-bike riders who have racked up multiple moving violations. Officer Torres borrowed a page from the late, great comedian Gallagher, to impress on the students the reason for wearing a…
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