Letters to the Editor 1-12-23
Power play on The Strand Dear ER: Neither your article nor Hermosa Beach Police Chief Paul LeBaron acknowledge that electric bikes are illegal on The Strand, no matter who is riding them, or what speed they are ridden at if their motors are engaged (“Greening too much of a good thing, Council finds, ER Dec. 29, 2022). Merchants who sell electric bikes in Hermosa do not tell their customers that motorized e-bikes are illegal on The Strand. The law is straightforward and needs to be enforced. Is Chief LeBaron waiting for a serious accident before he decides that enforcement is necessary? The tickets given to electric bike riders on The Strand in a single afternoon, could support the entire police department for a month. Putting up permanent barriers on The Strand will change the character of Hermosa Beach and only punish law abiding bicyclists and pedestrians. Hermosa Beach Municipal Code §12.20.220 reads: Motorized and electric wheeled devices. No electric or motorized bicycle, moped, electric scooter, electric skateboard, or motorized vehicle (as defined in Section 10.04.010) of any kind other than those used for the purpose of protecting life or property shall be ridden, pedaled…
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