Naperville should address potential traffic safety issues as more people take to city streets on electric bikes, according to a study from a group studying bikeability and walkability in the city.
Thomas Craighead, a member of the Naperville Environmental Sustainability Task force, talks about the need to address safety related to the proliferation of e-bikes on city roads with members of the Transportation Advisory Board Feb. 2, 2023, at the Naperville Municipal Center.
He said studies show 75% of manual bicyclists are men. Yet for e-bikes the ratio is 55% male and 45% female, as more women are taking up the sport. “They’re out there on e-bikes where before they thought they were done biking, so it really does expand the population,” he said. Their power and speed, he said, also make commuting to work or school or running errands more practical than regular bikes.Based on the report, Craighead said Naperville should be working toward becoming known as pedestrian- and cycling-friendly, like Fort Collins, Colorado, and Portland, Oregon, which often are cited as comparable cities.Electronic bikes, or e-bikes, are gaining popularity in Naperville.
While there’s little evidence to prove e-bikes are more dangerous, Craighead said “it just feels to me intuitively that we need to work on making sure that people get good training on their bikes before they get on them and endanger themselves and other people.” The state already prohibits riding a class 3 bike on sidewalks, and they can’t be ridden on bike trails owned by the Naperville Park District and forest preserve districts throughout Northern Illinois.Because pedal-assisted class 1 and throttle-based class 2 e-bikes top out at 20 mph, they are allowed on bike trails and can be operated by any age.
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