As the weather warms up, the RCMP is reminding residents to stay safe while using e-bikes and e-scooters.

Steinbach community constable Dennis Redikop says that this time of year brings a noticeable increase in the number of people riding e-bikes and e-scooters.

While e-scooters are currently unregulated, Redikop notes that there are laws in place for their pedaling counterpart.

"It's actually a law that for anybody riding an electric bicycle, helmets must be worn. That goes with all ages...including anyone 18 (years old) and over," he says.

The constable also points out that kids under the age of 14 are also not legally allowed to operate e-bikes, and that cyclists—electric or not—are prohibited from riding on sidewalks.

He adds that all traffic laws that apply to motorists also appl

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