Bicycles have long been a entrenched mode of transportation in Florida but the latest iteration of the vehicles, electronic bicycles or e-bikes, have grown increasingly present on many of the state’s beaches, restaurant areas and tourist destinations.

St. Johns County , home to tourist-rich locales St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra Beach, is now taking measures to increase safety awareness for e-bikes after two troubling accidents involving the two-wheeled vehicles this year.

The e-bikes are electric-powered bicycles that still have pedals that can help charge the electric battey. But a push of a button or turn of a throttle can get e-bikes travelling to speeds of about 20 mph to 30 mph, depending on the brand and capacity of each e-bike battery.

The St. Johns County Commission pa

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