To the editor: It’s actually a noble concept to have extra cyclists on electrical bikes on the market to scale back automotive visitors and emissions. However the rising e-bike inhabitants threatens the protection of pedestrians and cyclists (these utilizing solely human pedal energy) alongside our coastal biking paths. (“California e-bike voucher program flooded with almost 100,000 applications in just 45 minutes,” Dec. 20)
I’ve seen e-bikers in multitudes velocity 20 mph to 30 mph with out care or warning. Prepare for a lot of extra accidents and severe accidents until strict enforcement is put in place, which is severely missing at the moment.
Ted Lux, Playa del Rey
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To the editor: Nice photograph of the e-bike rider as he “zooms” throughout the plaza on the Hermosa Seaside Pier.
As a daily bike owner on the bike and pedestrian path on this photograph, I do know that this stretch is clearly marked at each ends with indicators and flashing lights clearly stating that everybody should stroll their bikes. It’s the similar on the Manhattan Seaside Pier. The Hermosa Seaside plaza is stuffed with individuals of all ages, and driving even conventional bikes is harmful.
The issue is that there isn’t a enforcement. On one or two weekends a yr when there’s a particular occasion, there can be a “monitor” who tells riders to stroll their bikes, however I’ve seen most riders simply maintain pedaling away. The second photograph in your story reveals individuals strolling their bikes alongside somebody who’s ignoring the indicators.
Manhattan Seaside and Hermosa Seaside every have their very own police division, however I by no means see them implement the foundations. Isn’t security on their bike paths and piers a part of public security of their jurisdictions? The riders in your photographs must be recognized and ticketed.
Changing into an e-bike rider is in my close to future, as age and knee surgical procedures have made driving very troublesome. I hope a full ban on e-bikes on the paths from Torrance to Will Rogers State Seaside gained’t maintain me off the paths. Then once more, there isn’t a enforcement, so riders like me needs to be wonderful, simply because the rider in your photograph apparently was.
Brad Orrico, Los Angeles
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To the editor: Have we not realized something from the widespread fraud in the course of the many authorities handouts all through the COVID-19 pandemic?
With sufficient cash out there for just one,500 vouchers of as much as $2,000 apiece, wouldn’t it make extra sense to work with companies who presently work with low-income people? They’ll guarantee that the vouchers go to the suitable individuals.
With out a managed distribution of those vouchers, I worry that we’ll quickly see e-bikes on the market on each nook.
Jody Liss, Valencia
