Those e-bikes, e-scooters and other e-vehicles are causing a few headaches across the Twin Cities.
Eden Prairie police chief Matt Sackett telling Jordana Green on WCCO Radio many people just don't know the laws that go with operating these kinds of vehicles.
" The dangerous riding, the riding in the streets, zipping by people on trails, the emotos seems to be the bigger concern right now." Sackett says, "Younger kids on e-bikes as well, zipping by people on paths, but again, the emotals is, is definitely something where we need to raise awareness with parents on what's, what's legal and what's allowed, especially as we come into this, holiday shopping season."
He went on to say the technology behind a lot of the electronic bikes and scooter has already outpaced state statute.
"A lot of the motorized foot scooters go more than 15 miles an hour, so we're already at a point where the statute doesn't fit that, " Sackett says, " So, again, with all of these E-bikes, the scooters, a lot of it boils to common sense and riding, politely, riding with safety in mind."
Sackett says they're mainly educating riders about the laws, but that they've stepped up enforcement due to ongoing complaints.