Motorized e-bikes have become increasingly common nationwide, and Wilmington might soon have laws on the books regulating them.

E-bikes, e-scooters and mopeds have become some people's main way of getting around in dense urban centers where driving or having a car can be challenging. Delaware's largest and densest city could join the state in creating regulations for their speed and safety.

Wilmington City Council member Zanthia Oliver, who represents the East Side, is proposing an ordinance regulating and classifying the vehicles.

"We didn't have anything on the books, and I noticed an increase of e-bikes riding around everywhere," she said.

What the Wilmington e-bike legislation would do

What she is proposing falls in line with established state law. Her legislation classifies e-bik

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