No Electric Bikes in California State Parks or California Beach Parks
No Electric Bikes in California State Parks or California Beach Parks
Why this petition matters
I grew up surfing San Onofre State Beach, Enjoying the natural environment with parents and friends and that feeling of retreat, peace and tranquility. This has been lost with the use of electric bikes in California State Parks. Now when I go to surf trestles there are kids and adults racing by you at 15-20 mph on electric bikes. When you get to the beach it feels like a parking lot and not a State Beach that we grew up with. It brings a feeling of rush to our lineups and land that was so sacred. Also it has allowed many people that would not walk, skateboard or ride a push bike to the waves do to laziness, which means a lot of people leaving trash and disrespecting to our prized open land we have left and want to keep free of over crowding. Now on any given day going to the beach there is 20 e-bikes parked on the point. I want to be able to take my kids to these beaches without a sense of futurism and provoke the idea of peace and open space.