BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WKRN) — Some cities in Williamson County have cracked down on e-bike safety.
Brentwood city leaders have a new “Safely Share the Paths” campaign, which puts restrictions on Class 1, 2, and 3 e-bikes across the city’s parks.
The campaign is in response to a new state law that gives local governments more power in regulating e-bikes in their communities. Under the new rules, only Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes are allowed on parks and trails, and there’s a speed limit of only 15 miles per hour. More powerful Class 3 e-bikes, ATVs, golf carts and motorcycles are banned from trails.
Riding e-bikes on grass is also prohibited. Another rule said that if an e-bike rider passes a walker or a runner, they must slow down to five miles per hour. City leaders said that after receiving multiple complaints about e-bike riders driving recklessly, the change will take a group effort.
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“If you see kids without helmets or speeding in a nice kind way, maybe say something, because it’s just, there’s no way that we can patrol it as a city,” Brentwood City Commissioner Kim Gawrys said at the April 27 meeting.“And so this is where we really need community, um, to step up and help.”
The Safely Share the Paths Campaign is also meant to reinforce trail safety rules for residents. Visitors should:
Keep to the right on trails
Steer clear of the path when stopped
Look before entering a path
Give pedestrians the right-of-way
Obey stop and yield signs
Throughout the month, signs will be placed along the parks alerting visitors to the new changes.
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