THU 6/4 5:30PM Pedal Assist Ebikes Public Meeting with OC Parks

PEDAL ASSIST EBIKE ALERT - PUBLIC MEETING THU JUNE 4 6PM
This is a public meeting on a Study to potentially legalize Class 1 Pedal ebikes in OC Parks.
OUR POSITION IS AGAINST THE STUDY AND WE URGE THE OC PARKS COMMISSION TO REJECT IT
Please participate if you are interested in getting Class 1 ebikes legalized in OC Parks. It is important for members of our community to show up or send an email.
TO PARTICIPATE
Send an email to [admin.ocpc@ocparks.com](mailto:admin.ocpc@ocparks.com) – cc us at ocmb.bike@gmail.com
Attend the OC Parks Commission on Thursday June 4, at 6PM at OC Parks headquarters in Irvine.
Give a talk for why ebikes have affected you (health, more active,)
Please arrive by 5:30PM to fill out a comment request slip – you will have 1 minute to speak
Address - OC Parks Headquarters, Mess Hall, First Floor, 13042 Old Myford Road, Irvine, 92602.
If you don’t want to speak, please attend anyway!
If emailing or speaking
Say what city you live in. – You can also mention what supervisor district you are in
Link here https://linktr.ee/ocmb
OUR POSITION IS AGAINST THE STUDY AND WE URGE THE PARKS COMMISSION TO REJECT IT
The cost to develop the study framework would be $108,000 and could take up to a year.
This would not be the actual study itself, the potential study does not yet have a cost and could take up to 5 years to determine if ebikes pose an environmental issue in OC Parks.
1 Other California jurisdictions have already done work that proves Class 1 e-bikes have the same impact as traditional mountain bikes
2 Class 1 bikes are bicycles are NOT Motorized Vehicles under California or federal law
3 The county ordinance can be updated to define Class 1 pedal-assist e-bikes as bicycles without an additional study.
Links to all documents that cover the ebike issue
https://linktr.ee/ocmb