San Diego officials raise alarms over increase in e-bike, e-motorcycle crashes involving kids
San DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI)-Local law enforcement officers, increasing number of children on high-speed e-bikes and even the city streets of electrical motorcycles and increase serious safety concerns, he says.
At a joint press conference on Monday morning, San Diego police announced a regional pressure to raise awareness about the risks of San Diego Police, Sheriff Department, California highway patrol and several city leaders.
Authorities, 82 e-bike accidents reported in San Diego district last year-78 of these incidents resulted in injuries. The police say most of them contain children between 11 and 17 years old.
Police, most of the vehicles used, not real e-bikes, the street is illegal off-road motorcycles, he says.
An Official, “Recently, especially by young drivers, there is an increasing number of e-motor assets passing through illegal roads on our streets,” he said.
San Diego Police Traffic Officer Nicholas Tamagni, related speeds especially dangerous accidents, he said.
“As a 11 -year -old child on our highways, it is crazy to think that you can go 46 to 50 miles per hour,” Tamagni said. “Now we see that children are seriously injured.”
Law enforcement officers, they do not only increase the educational efforts, but also the enforcement actions in mind, this, which is not the disregard of riders, including a delay in receiving the driver’s license can lead to violating the laws, he said.
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