Last week, the Metrowest Daily News ran a story about the rise of electronic bike popularity in MetroWest resulting in growing “Reports of unsafe riding”. It included a quote from Southborough’s Police Chief.
The MWDN story article states:
Southborough Police Chief Ryan Newell said most of the complaints his department has received are due to teens riding recklessly.
“Almost all complaints in Southborough regarding e-bikes and scooters have been teenager-related and are taking place on some of our side streets or in school parking lots,” Newell wrote in an email. “Most complaints stem from teens not operating these e-bikes or scooters safely, by not wearing helmets, speeding, and/or when teenagers are riding while turned around (not looking in front of them) and videoing their friends riding behind them. We hope that parents will recognize this as a real safety issue and speak to their teens on how and where to safely operate these e-bikes and scooters.”
You can read more about e-bikes and reports from other area police in the full story here.
