Council to decide e-bike future Monday night
People who ride power-assisted bikes, more commonly known as e-bikes, are expected to arrive at Windsor City Hall en masse Monday night.
They will be objecting to a recommendation to ban the bikes from using sidewalks.
The city's environment and transportation standing committee says e-bike users should stay off sidewalks and multi-use trails.
Councillors and staff say there have been complaints from pedestrians using the trails.
The recommendation is not sitting well with e-bike users and supporters. They say its their safety that is now a concern because the city doesn't have enough bike lanes for them to use in travelling from one place to another.
Kimberly Tucker rides an e-bike. She said she putting e-bikes on the road puts her in danger.
"You put an ebike on [the road] ... you’re going to have to follow us," she said of motorists. "It’s very dangerous."
Dave Nickerson is a co-owner of E-Ride Windsor. He agrees with Tucker.
"Putting them on the road like this puts a great hazard on them and a hazard on the traffic situation, which is already strained," he said.
