Some business owners said they noticed people riding e-bikes too fast, zipping down the boardwalk. That's why the mayor is a ban.
That's why Mayor Jay Gillian is stepping in. He says a ban on e-bikes will be proposed to city council this Thursday.
"I also will be recommending an ordinance that will ban e-bikes from riding on the boardwalk," said Gillian during a press conference last week."When there's small crowds, they can really go fast, and even when it's crowded they can go fast. It's just something that is really dangerous to people. So I can agree with having them banned on the boardwalk, it's just not possible," said Hank Glaser, owner of Shriver's.
The manager of Ocean City Bicycle Center says she's seen it all, which is why she's done renting out her e-bikes. "There's just too much liability issues, and we have regular bikes," said Olivia Thomson, manager of Ocean City Bicycle Center. "They go like 20 miles per hour. So you put somebody on it who has no idea how to ride it and then put all the traffic into it, it's just not safe.""I think that's understandable because I know how hectic it is," said Thomson.
Starting on June 15, seasonal bike rules go back into effect, which allow bicyclists on the boardwalk from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily.
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