By DOUG DONNELLY<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advance Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As more and more e-bikes hit the streets, enforcement of the law is becoming more difficult, Blissfield Police Chief Dale Greenleaf says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe law hasn\u2019t caught up with the technology,\u201d Chief Greenleaf said at the most recent village council meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Mike Gunter opened the discussion on e-bikes, asking about enforcement of laws such as those operating an e-bike not stopping at stop signs or generally disobeying traffic orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey need to know the rules,\u201d Gunter said. \u201cThe rules of the road need to be followed. I don\u2019t want to see anyone get hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chief Greenleaf said the laws of an e-bike are different than a motorcycle or other motorized equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cE-bikes do not fall under the motor vehicle code,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said he has studied the laws on e-bikes in Michigan and found little to go on at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight now, I don\u2019t have an enforceable mechanism to enforce (e-bikes) blowing through a stop sign,\u201d Greenleaf added. \u201cThe only enforcement action I have … is to impound the bike. We all know how that\u2019s going to work out the first time I impound someone\u2019s e-bike. We\u2019re all going to be very, very unpopular very, very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chief Greenleaf said he would like to sit down with village officials and create an enforceable ordinance where he could, for example, write tickets instead of impounding bikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf there is nothing else, my thought is, we develop an ordinance that would apply to an e-bike and require them to follow the rules of the road.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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