Pembroke Pines to Vote on E-Bike Restrictions
The City Commission will consider an ordinance limiting e-bikes and e-scooters after 51 crash calls since January 2025.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in City Hall
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The Pembroke Pines City Commission is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, on an ordinance restricting e-bikes and e-scooters. Pembroke Pines Police and Fire have responded to 51 calls for help involving crashes with e-motors, e-bikes, or e-scooters since January 2025.
Why it matters
Police reported that middle and high school students have also been injured in these crashes, and Vice Mayor Mike Hernandez said kids were moving through sidewalks at top speed, nearly hitting pedestrians and fellow students. The ordinance is aimed at improving public safety in the city.
Pembroke Pines Police and Fire logged 51 calls for crashes involving e-motors, e-bikes, or e-scooters since January 2025, with potential $50 fines proposed for violators. The extraction does not indicate whether the City Commission will approve the ordinance at the November vote.
The players
Pembroke Pines City Commission
The governing body of the city of Pembroke Pines, Florida, which is scheduled to vote on the proposed e-bike and e-scooter ordinance.
Mike Hernandez
Vice Mayor of Pembroke Pines who worked with the city's police department to draft the e-bike and e-scooter ordinance.
Ron DeSantis
Governor of Florida who vetoed e-bike legislation in July 2025.
The details
The proposed ordinance limits speed to a reasonable manner and prohibits e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-motorcycles on city-owned playing fields and playgrounds. Parks with existing traditional scooter signs will carry updated language banning all micromobility vehicles, and the ordinance was drafted with the Pembroke Pines police department.
Timeline
July 2025: Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed e-bike legislation.
January 2025: Start of the period covered by the 51 crash calls.
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026: City Commission scheduled to vote on the ordinance.
Political Context
The city's proposal follows Gov. Ron DeSantis's July 2025 veto of e-bike legislation, which left local governments to set their own rules. Opponents of stricter limits have not been identified in the extraction, so the counter-arguments remain unstated.
Riders could face potential $50 fines and new bans on e-bikes and e-scooters at city-owned playing fields and playgrounds if the ordinance passes. Residents near parks should expect updated signage prohibiting all micromobility vehicles where traditional scooter restrictions already exist.
The takeaway
Riders of e-bikes and e-scooters should check Pembroke Pines park signage and avoid city-owned fields and playgrounds, where the proposed ordinance would prohibit use. The ordinance is not expected to eliminate every crash or injury.
What happens next
The City Commission is scheduled to vote on the e-bike and e-scooter ordinance on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026.
Further reading
Explore more local government coverage in City Hall for context on how the commission handles ordinances like this one.
Source note: This article includes information reported by CBS News.
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