With the increase in use of e-bikes and e-scooters in the area, so too has complaints and concerns surrounding riders failing to stop at stop signs and narrowly avoiding or even causing collisions with vehicles. Le Mars Interim Police Chief Justin Daale told KLEM that riders still have to follow the laws of the road, even if they’re not in a motor vehicle.
The department posted on Facebook last week that they’ve received complaints of riders, particularly younger teenagers and children, not following traffic laws. Daale says the department provides safety tips to riders if they’re caught violating basic traffic laws.
Daale encourages parents to have a conversation on rider safety with their kids before using an e-bike or e-scooter.
Daale says the city and department is potentially “thinking” about an ordinance relating to the operation of e-bikes and e-scooters.
In the Facebook post, the department encourages residents to “help keep our streets safe for riders, pedestrians, and motorists.”
