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E-bikes, scooters can’t ride just anywhere, city says

The City of Key West wants to remind riders of electric bikes and scooters that they cannot ride on sidewalks or pedestrian pathways unless the route is designated as multi-use pathway.

City Ordinance 70-902 restricts electric bikes and other micromobility devices from use on most sidewalks on the island.

Designated multi-use pathways include the promenades on North and South Roosevelt Blvd and Palm Avenue to Eaton Street. These devices are also allowed on the section of Bertha leading to Atlantic Blvd. and Atlantic Blvd. itself.

They are also allowed on the multi-use pathway from College Road across Cow Key Channel.

Anywhere else on the island, ebikes and scooter must be operated on the street.

In addition, these recreational devices, when on the multi-use pathways, must operate at a speed of less than 15 miles per hour.

The rider assumes all the responsibility of a bicyclist: yielding the right of way to pedestrians and giving an audible signal before passing.

***This restriction does not apply to devices designated by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

-from city spokeswoman Alyson Crean on Wednesday