{"id":376109,"date":"2026-07-16T22:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/376109\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:56:08","slug":"allen-police-department-launches-education-effort-aimed-at-e-bike-e-motorcycle-safety-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/376109\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen Police Department launches education effort aimed at e-bike, e-motorcycle safety | Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Individuals riding electric motorcycles in Allen<\/a> could receive a ticket, Allen Police Chief Steve Dye said.<\/p>\n

Dye gave a presentation of e-bikes, e-motorcycles and safety guidelines at a July 14 Allen City Council work session<\/a> meeting.<\/p>\n

The overview<\/p>\n

As city officials begin conversations about e-bikes and e-motorcycles, it’s important to understand the differences<\/a> between the two, Dye said.<\/p>\n

E-bikes have pedals, do not exceed speeds of 28 miles per hour and have engines that do not exceed 750 watts, according to the presentation. E-motorcycles do not have pedals, have more powerful motors and can exceed speeds of 60 miles per hour.<\/p>\n

Individuals riding e-bikes must be at least 15 years old, Dye said. E-bikes are allowed anywhere a regular bike is allowed, such as:<\/p>\n

SidewalksTrailsBike lanesIndividuals riding e-motorcycles must have a drivers license, a license plate and insurance, according to the presentation. In addition, the vehicle must have safety lighting, turn signals and be registered with the state of Texas. Allen police officers are mainly concerned with e-motorcycle usage, due to safety concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey’re riding very fast on the sidewalks, which is a danger to cyclists and pedestrians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Officers have also seen individuals on e-motorcycles exhibiting \u201creckless behavior\u201d and evading police officers, Dye said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYear to date, we’ve had 150 documented interactions, either from citizens calling us complaining about the behavior or from us proactively stopping these young riders\u2014they\u2019re almost always young males\u2014so it\u2019s affecting everybody\u2019s quality of life.\u201d Dye said.<\/p>\n

The approach<\/p>\n

The police department<\/a> is focusing on educating the community, specifically parents, about laws and concerns regarding e-motorcycles, the department\u2019s website states.<\/p>\n

Officers have posted laminated flyers at businesses where e-motorcycle riders congregate, Dye said. Other education efforts include presentations to homeowners associations, community engagement at events, social media campaigns and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now we\u2019re mainly in the education and warning phase, so we\u2019ve written very few citations to date,\u201d Dye said.<\/p>\n

Riders could receive tickets, or in some cases have their vehicle impounded, in cases of reckless driving or if riders are attempting to evade officers, Dye said.<\/p>\n

For more information on local e-bike and e-motorcycle regulations, visit the Allen Police Department\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Individuals riding electric motorcycles in Allen could receive a ticket, Allen Police Chief Steve Dye said. Dye gave…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[55589,132952,132953,77443,57316,132958,132956,132954,132955,132957,160,162,161],"class_list":["post-376109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-allen-city-council","tag-allen-e-bike-safety","tag-allen-e-motorcycle-laws","tag-allen-police-chief-steve-dye","tag-allen-police-department","tag-allen-traffic-safety","tag-e-bike-education-campaign","tag-e-bike-regulations-texas","tag-e-motorcycle-safety","tag-electric-motorcycle-rules-texas","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}