Del Mar City Council agrees to mostly ban e-bike riding on sidewalks

Del Mar City Council agrees to mostly ban e-bike riding on sidewalks

Del Mar City Councilmembers agreed June 2 to proceed with an ordinance to regulate e-bikes and bicycles that largely prohibits riding on sidewalks. The ordinance is now pending a council vote at a future meeting. The council voted to approve an ordinance back in April that was modeled after ordinances already in effect in Solana Beach and Encinitas, which have diversion programs that direct first-time violators to online safety courses. But due …