E-Bike Safety Concerns Grow Statewide, Officials Respond

State officials, police, and doctors are reassessing e-bike safety rules as crashes and injuries climb across Massachusetts, a trend drawing attention in Norton and neighboring communities.

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"E-Bike Safety Concerns Grow In MA As Crashes, Injuries Rise" — Norton Patch reports that state officials, law enforcement, and medical professionals are working to update e-bike safety regulations as the vehicles' popularity and related injuries increase statewide (read it at https://link.patch.com/click/46828208.914/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXRjaC5jb20vbWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0cy9ub3J0b24vcy9ra2l5Zy9lLWJpa2Utc2FmZXR5LWNvbmNlcm5zLWdyb3ctaW4tbWEtYXMtY3Jhc2hlcy1pbmp1cmllcy1yaXNlP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlci1kYWlseSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPWNyaW1lJTIwJTI2JTIwc2FmZXR5JnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PWFydGljbGUtdG9wc3RvcmllcyZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWU4MzFhOTUyYWYzN2FjNjdiNjg1YTdiYjM4ODk2YzEwOTI1NzdlZDIxYjIwYjBlZjc5OWU3YmY5YTc4ZTk5OGUmdXNlcl9lbWFpbF9tZDU9ODIxZmQxMjBjMGE1YmVkMGZiZDg5ODI0ZDkzNTVkMTYmbGN0Zz02YTY0YmVhYTAzZjc2ZWU2ZTkwOTQ5ZjE/6a64beaa03f76ee6e90949f1Fd07de01a).

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