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GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Gilbert town leaders voted Tuesday night and passed new e-bike rules that will be enacted immediately.<\/p>\n

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The proposal follows a rise in reckless riding across the Valley and two serious e-bike crashes in Gilbert involving teens in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n

Gilbert police requested the ordinance, which would create clearer rules for riders and give officers more authority to enforce them.<\/p>\n

Reckless riding escalates across the Valley<\/h2>\n

From a street takeover in Tempe to reckless riding in Queen Creek to a near miss in north Phoenix, the problem has escalated.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re not aware of what\u2019s going on right now then you\u2019ve either been away on vacation or you\u2019ve been out of the country because I can\u2019t understand how people don\u2019t know this is happening,\u201d said Tom Lauria, a Gilbert resident and father.<\/p>\n

Body-worn camera video from Gilbert police shows a chaotic, dangerous scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey run lights. They don\u2019t stop. They just go anywhere they want to go,\u201d said Roger Collett, a Gilbert resident.<\/p>\n

What the new ordinance would do<\/h2>\n

The new changes include banning the sales of Class 3 e-bikes to everyone under 18.<\/p>\n

Children will be required to wear helmets while riding.<\/p>\n

A 15 mph speed limit will be created for sidewalks, parks and certain paths.<\/p>\n

The new laws will also make riding under the influence, fleeing from police and reckless riding a Class 1 misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

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Stores will be required to share the laws with customers when they buy an e-bike.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that. I\u2019m a mom of three boys and we talk about it all the time, because we see them doing some crazy things,\u201d said Whitney Crooks, a Gilbert resident.<\/p>\n

Enforcement plans<\/h2>\n

Gilbert police say the new ordinance gives them more freedom to enforce.<\/p>\n

They plan to use drones to catch e-bike riders who are breaking the new rules.<\/p>\n

Police will work with homeowner associations and conduct targeted enforcement campaigns with officers solely focused on watching for reckless riding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the start in the right direction, hopefully we can get some kids prevented from being hurt or going to jail, or worse, getting killed,\u201d Lauria said.<\/p>\n

The ordinance specifically addresses e-bikes, not e-motorcycles, which are faster and don\u2019t have pedals. Gilbert police say most e-motorcycles are unregistered and therefore already illegal under state law.<\/p>\n

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