{"id":347494,"date":"2026-07-21T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347494\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:14:17","slug":"sunny-isles-beach-commissioners-approve-ordinance-restricting-e-bike-use-to-riders-16-and-up-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347494\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Isles Beach commissioners approve ordinance restricting e-bike use to riders 16 and up &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; City officials in Sunny Isles Beach approved an ordinance restricting who may ride motorized bikes across the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sunny Isles Beach City Commission said the ordinance, which states e-bike riders must be 16 years or older, was approved in an effort to strengthen safety regulations relating to e-bike use across the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said riders are now required carry a government-issued ID when operating the bikes, which are prohibited on sidewalks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first offense for riders who violate the rules will result in a fine of $250. After that, the fine goes up to $500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets will be issued beginning Aug. 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement issued Tuesday, officials defined an e-bike as \u201ca bicycle or tricycle with fully operable pedals, a seat or saddle, a maximum speed of 28 miles per hour and an electric motor of less than 750 watts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sibfl.gov\/Building-Code\/Code-Compliance\/E-Bike-Regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; City officials in Sunny Isles Beach approved an ordinance restricting who may ride&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347495,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-347494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}