E-Bikes

A sign listing e-bike guidelines in parks, including no throttle zones

General Guidelines

  • Only Class 1 and Class 2 e-Bikes are allowed on Brentwood trails.
  • Electric Scooters are allowed.
  • Class 3 e-Bikes ARE NOT PERMITTED ON PARK TRAILS.
  • Low-speed vehicles, such as four-wheeled gas or electric vehicles, ARE NOT PERMITTED ON PARK TRAILS.
  • Riders must stay below 15 MPH on trails and slow to 5 MPH when passing others.
  • Keep right on trails and pass on the left
  • Obey stop and yield signs
  • Stay clear of the path when stopped
  • Yield to emergency vehicles

Bicycling

  • Helmets are required for children under 16
  • Pedestrians have the right of way

E-Bike Trend Observations from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt's Trauma Registry

Patient Gender:
• E-Bikes: 88% Male
• Bikes: 67% Male
 
Average age at time of crash:
•E-Bikes: 12 years old
•Bikes: 10.5 years old
 
Helmet usage:
•E-Bikes: 58%
•Bikes: 11%
 
Average ISS score:*
•E-Bikes:10
•Bikes: 6
*An ISS score tells the severity of a patient’s injuries, so the higher the number, the worse their injuries are. There’s a big difference in 6 and 10 so obviously (due to speed, likely) the e-bikes are more dangerous for children to be on than bicycles
 
Typical injuries:

Fractures, abrasions, lacerations, contusions, dislocations, concussions

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