Deltona lifts e-bike age restriction for minors following sheriff's pushback: 3 rules for e-bike use

A newly passed ordinance in Deltona that banned minors from riding e-bikes is being walked back following pushback over its constitutional enforceability.The decision follows statements from both Mayor Santiago Avila Jr. and Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood questioning the logistics of policing youth riders.Discussion over e-bike age limit enforcementOn July 28, Deltona became the first city in Florida to prohibit most people under 18 from riding electric bicycles in public. The city ordinance prohibited riders younger than 18 from operating e-bikes in public unless they are riding with an adult. The rules also require helmets and prohibit riders from traveling faster than 30 mph.The age portion of the ordinance was short-lived. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood publicly announced his office will not enforce the age restriction because it conflicts with state law.Chitwood said, "What am I gonna do? Put a roadblock up outside of a school? Is that the road we’re headed down here?"