Carlsbad is moving forward with new age restrictions for electric bike riders after city leaders on Tuesday approved recommendations prohibiting children under 12 years old from riding them.

Young kids on e-bikes in traffic is a great concern among many communities. In Carlsbad, more than 550 people chimed in on the Traffic Safety and Mobility Committee’s request for public input.

“We have to protect pedestrians from these people," committee member Peter Penseyres said.

At Tuesday’s council meeting, Penseyres spoke as a cyclist. Two of his friends were rear-ended by e-bike riders while they were riding their pedal bikes.

“Both of them were injured," Penseyres said. "You have vehicle codes that apply to unsafe passing. I recommended you put that in the request."

The council agreed. Mem

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