Letters to the Editor: E-bike culture is out of control — and parents need to take notice

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Two teens arrested on suspicion of assaulting a Hermosa Beach man highlight a broader e-bike culture problem among unsupervised youth.

E-bikes costing up to $6,000 and reaching 28 mph are ridden aggressively by middle schoolers with no training or licensing.

Parents who buy motorized vehicles for minors must be accountable for harm caused, just as moped permits required in the 1980s.

To the editor : The recent Los Angeles Times article about the teens who assaulted a 57-year-old man in Hermosa Beach highlights a deeper issue: Our e-bike culture has gone off the rails, and parents — not just kids — need to be part of the accountability conversation ( “Two e-biking teens charged