{"id":408386,"date":"2026-09-23T16:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408386\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:34:09","slug":"miami-beach-approves-new-rules-for-e-bike-and-scooter-use-nbc-6-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408386\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Beach approves new rules for e-bike and scooter use \u2013 NBC 6 South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Beach Commission on Wednesday approved new rules to strengthen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/e-bike-electric-rules-south-florida\/3837426\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/e-bike-electric-rules-south-florida\/3837426\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">e-bike <\/a>and scooter safety.<\/p>\n<p>According to Miami Beach officials, riders younger than 16 must wear helmets when operating a bicycle, e-bike, scooter and related micromobility devices.<\/p>\n<p>The new rules also say that anybody operating a micromobility device must use white and red lights from sunset to sunrise. Users also cannot carry more people at a time than the number a device is designed for.<\/p>\n<p>Functioning brakes will also need to be equipped on those devices.<\/p>\n<p>The ordinance goes into effect on July 22, 2027, and violations carry a $129 fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafety is the foundation of a strong and healthy community, and these new measures reflect our commitment to protecting everyone who moves through Miami Beach,\u201d said Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner, in a statement. \u201cThis ordinance gives our police officers and park rangers clearer authority, and it reinforces our responsibility to keep our streets, sidewalks, and Beachwalk safe for residents and visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several other cities have added regulations for e-bike and scooter use, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/sunny-isles-beach-approves-age-restriction-for-e-bike-use\/3836676\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/sunny-isles-beach-approves-age-restriction-for-e-bike-use\/3836676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sunny Isles Beach<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade-south-florida-cities-tighten-rules-on-e-bikes-and-scooters\/3836955\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade-south-florida-cities-tighten-rules-on-e-bikes-and-scooters\/3836955\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Miami-Dade County.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami Beach Commission on Wednesday approved new rules to strengthen e-bike and scooter safety. According to Miami&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124,32023],"class_list":["post-408386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-sunny-isles-beach"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408386","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=408386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}