(FOX40.COM) — Electric bicycles have become a familiar sight in many neighborhoods, but the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office warned on Tuesday that those who use e-bikes for crimes will be “held accountable.”
The office also warned that parents will be held responsible along with their children who commit crimes involving e-bikes.
“I am deeply concerned about the dangers that the improper operation of electric motorcycles and e-bikes pose to our community,” district attorney Thien Ho wrote in a social media post on Tuesday. Ho also thanked the Folsom Police Department “for their commitment to investigating” crimes involving e-bikes.
It may seem like the district attorney’s office is making a mountain out of a molehill, but e-bike crimes have made headlines in the past.
In one instance from 2024, a 14-year-old led Folsom police on an e-bike chase that ended with the teenager being booked into the Sacramento County Juvenile Hall.
E-bikes in California can reach speeds of anywhere from 20 to 28 mph, depending on the class, according to state vehicle codes. But they can be modified to go faster, and state codes have a provision that vehicles “modified to attain a speed greater than 20 [mph]” can no longer be marketed or sold as an e-bike.
“We remain committed to working with the community to ensure the safe and responsible use of these vehicles,” Ho said.
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