Toronto police say they issued 179 tickets to micromobility vehicle riders during a nearly three-week long enforcement that ended earlier this month.
The police service describes these vehicles as "small, compact, low-speed vehicles," including bicycles, electric bikes, e-mopeds and e-scooters.
"It makes no difference what kind of operator you are, whether operating a motor vehicle or a micromobility vehicle, the laws of the road apply to all," police said in a news release Thursday.
The three-week effort was in addition to a City of Toronto public awareness campaign aimed at increasing safety and mitigating conflicts between cyclists, pedestrians and cars.
The broader campaign features reminders like "Riding the wrong way in the bike lane grinds everyone's gears" and "You've got wheel