E-Bike Safety: More e-bike riders take to roads in the Ozarks

E-bikes and Road Safety Improvements Need Coordination - Newport This Week

Residents Aly Oakley and Thomas Stolarz raised important safety concerns in their letters to the editor in the July 30 issue of Newport This Week. As New­port and communities across the country are working to address these issues, I would like to share some of the efforts that are un­derway locally and at the state level. Improving road safety requires coordination among municipal staff, police, residents, and commu­nity advocates, business lead…

E-Bike Safety: More e-bike riders take to roads in the Ozarks

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – They’re bigger and heavier than a typical bicycle and can reach speeds up to thirty miles per hour. One Springfield bike rider says that E-Bikes require another level of caution. Springbike bicycle club member David Hutchison says riders should treat their electric bikes as if they were a motor vehicle. “A [...]