Galen Mook of the MassBike: Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition spoke to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee about electronic bikes (e-bikes) during a meeting held on Monday, September 15.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee chairman Sean Polay said the committee invited Mook to gain perspective regarding how other communities with recently opened shared-use paths are dealing with the usage of e-bikes.

Mook said navigating path usage between e-bike users and walkers, bicyclists, et cetera, is a rising concern across the state. He noted that the use of other electronic devices such as scooters, one-wheels and skateboards has increased.

“My general ethos for all of this is how do we impact behavior rather than impact devices,” Mook said. “By that I mean, regulating and mitigating the dangers by

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