"sadly, more enforcement power (seizing of items) is needed to reinforce the messaging as the number of injuries is increasing."
"They have the potential to go quite quickly and hurt people seriously,"
"The potential to have things seized will send a message that you can't ride on the sidewalk,"
"Micromobility devices are large, they're silent and they're a peril to the young, the elderly and the disabled."
Police may be authorized to temporarily seize electric bikes and scooters used on sidewalks as part of stricter enforcement against illegal micromobility riding. Public education campaigns and traffic blitzes have not fully prevented sidewalk riding amid a rise in injuries. E-scooters are legal to own in Toronto but illegal to ride on public roads. E-bikes are limited to 500 watts and 32 km/h, allowed on roads and bike lanes but prohibited on sidewalks. A motion will ask city staff to determine the legality of seizures. A municipal lawyer says temporary seizure would align with existing police powers.
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