SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights is happening this Sunday. If you plan on going, be aware that e-scooters and electric bikes are banned at the Embarcadero. Enforcement for these new rules started Thursday.
It's common to see pedicabs with colorful lights riding along San Diego's Bayfront. Going forward motorized pedicabs, e-bikes and electric scooters will not be allowed in pedestrian zones like piers and sidewalks.
"I'll just have to ride in the street but the problem is there are no bike lanes," John said.
John has ridden his e-bike around the harbor for years.
"I do understand but it's just too bad. It always happens throughout my lifetime that the few always ruin it for the many," he said.
The Port of San Diego passed the new regulations to keep the walkways clear and safe, and have been considering the idea since May. They also created a rule to prohibit pedicabs from playing loud music.
The Port of San Diego passed the new regulations to keep the walkways clear and safe. They also created a rule to prohibit pedicabs from playing loud music.
"That I think will make the experience of being down on the embarcadero much more pleasant for everybody," said Janet Rogers, the co-chair of Safe Walkways.
Rogers says pedicabs owners will now be required to get a license and each pedicab will get a sticker. Pedicabs without a motor will have green stickers and will still be allowed in pedestrian zones. motorized ones will have a yellow sticker.
"If you see a pedicab on the embarcadero, on that walkway with a yellow sticker there is a way to report that so the port knows about it and enforces that violation," she said.
A violation can lead to a license being revoked. The new rules do not apply to mobility scooters or electric wheelchairs for people with disabilities.
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