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Peterborough, Ontario —  The proposed prohibition of electricity-assisted bicycles on city trails returns to the city council on Monday.

Council endorsed the proposed bylaw at the committee of the whole meeting on June 8. The bylaw would add electric bicycles and Segways to the existing ban of motorized vehicles on city trails and parks.

The city would review the issue when the province releases its report following a three-year pilot program on e-bikes that ends in October.

Numerous complaints from residents north of Parkhill Rd.,who live next to the Rotary Trail system, have been received.

Some of those complaints are about noise, but the e-bikes are silent, the Otonabee Ward councillor pointed out. Others have complained about their perceived speed.

An electricity-assisted bicycle, as defined by the province, has a top speed of 32 km/h. Users don’t need a driver’s licence or insurance to ride an electric bicycle.

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