Pembroke Pines could soon restrict electric bikes, e-scooters and e-motors under a proposed city ordinance. The City Commission is scheduled to vote Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Pembroke Pines police and fire crews have responded to 51 calls involving crashes with micromobility devices since January 2025, according to Vice Mayor Mike Hernandez. Most of the riders involved were in their 40s, but police have also reported injuries among middle and high school students.
Hernandez said he had hoped state lawmakers would act first. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed e-bike legislation in July, and in the months after, e-bike and e-scooter riders died in at least three crashes in Miami-Dade County. Hernandez then worked with the city police department on a local draft.
The final version requires riders to keep a “reasonable” speed and bans e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motorcycles on city-owned playing fields and playgrounds. Parks that already post signs against traditional scooters will get updated signs covering all micromobility vehicles.
Violators could face fines of $50. Hernandez said the goal is education and awareness rather than fines.
“This is a start,” he said. “It’s not going to stop every accident.”
