{"id":2447534,"date":"2019-08-14T10:22:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T16:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=311186"},"modified":"2019-08-14T10:22:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T16:22:32","slug":"stricter-leash-e-bike-enforcement-coming-to-snowmass-after-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/stricter-leash-e-bike-enforcement-coming-to-snowmass-after-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Stricter leash, e-bike enforcement coming to Snowmass after education"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Batteries on e-bikes can be set on different power levels to assist the rider.<\/strong>
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The Snowmass Police department is rolling out stricter dog leash and e-bike enforcement strategies over the last few weeks of summer, police chief Brian Olson said. <\/p>\n

But this doesn\u2019t mean if your dog doesn\u2019t have a leash on or you\u2019re riding an e-bike too fast on the paved trails you\u2019re definitely getting a citation, Olson explained. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really the educational piece we want to focus on,\u201d Olson said late last week. \u201cJust the most egregious violations will get citations, everyone else will get a warning so we can track it. \u2026 If it\u2019s your second or third warning, you\u2019ll get a citation.\u201d <\/p>\n

Through greater police presence along Snowmass paved trails and unpaved trailheads, Olson aims to create a safer environment for all town trail users. <\/p>\n

For the dog leash enforcement, Olson said the goal is for officers, namely those working with animal services, to talk with hikers about ensuring they have full control of their off-leash dogs and not letting them run too far ahead where they can cause issues with other trail users and their pets. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as owners have real control of their dogs, it\u2019s OK that they\u2019re off leash,\u201d Olson said. \u201cIt\u2019s dogs that are out away from their owners at a distance that can cause issues. That\u2019s not OK.\u201d <\/p>\n

With trail use increasing in the Snowmass area, Olson said officers are hearing more anecdotal reports of out-of-control, off-leash dogs, though police generally haven\u2019t dealt directly with many problems. <\/p>\n

Owners without control of their off-leash dogs will most likely receive a warning, unless a citation is warranted, Olson said. Citations could be as much as $50. <\/p>\n

He also said officers are looking to carry out this stricter enforcement on Fanny Hill for the two remaining Thursday night summer concerts, which are dog friendly. <\/p>\n

For e-bike enforcement, Olson said Snowmass officers plan to start doing more to educate users on local electric bike laws. <\/p>\n

Last summer, Snowmass Town Council approved Class 1 e-bikes on paved trails only. Class 2 and 3 e-bikes aren\u2019t allowed on trails or sidewalks, roads only, and no e-bikes are allowed on any of the town\u2019s unpaved trails, Olson said. <\/p>\n

Snowmass police have received reports of e-bikes that look a lot like mountain bikes traveling on some of the single-track trails in the area, Olson said. He\u2019s also heard of e-bike users on the paved trails not using proper passing etiquette, meaning they\u2019re not letting other trail users know when they pass on the left and often zooming by unannounced instead. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re using a Class 1 e-bike, you have to be aware of who you\u2019re sharing the trail with,\u201d Olson said. \u201cWhen you come upon people to pass, you have to give a warning in a way that maintains safety for everyone.\u201d <\/p>\n

Olson said Snowmass Police plan to increase their presence on local trails to help promote e-bike safety and education. The department doesn\u2019t have any trail rangers but does have officers who cycle in their free time, Olson said, meaning some of the increased enforcement may come on their days off. <\/p>\n

Police also are planning to work with town parks and trails officials to enhance signage on Snowmass paved and unpaved trails to better inform users of e-bike and dog leash rules. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re slowly going to ramp up and implement these things so that next summer we\u2019ve already got a good plan in place,\u201d Olson said. <\/p>\n

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Batteries on e-bikes can be set on different power levels to assist the rider.Anna Stonehouse\/The Aspen Time The Snowmass Police department is rolling out stricter dog leash and e-bike enforcement strategies over the last few weeks of summer, police chief Brian Olson said.  But this doesn\u2019t mean if your dog doesn\u2019t have a leash on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2447534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-25 00:05:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley's Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}