Huntington Beach city council will consider allowing electric bicycles (e-bikes) on its popular beach trail and other areas April 5, the same day officers intend to enforce an e-bike ban. Existing regulations constitute an e-bike ban on the city’s beaches, bike paths, and sidewalks. Council members Mike Posey and Natalie Moser are leading the effort to lift the ban, while enforcing speeding restrictions. “I want to eliminate the prohibition of e-bikes on the city bike trail,” Posey told The Epoch Times. “The problem isn’t electric bikes on the bike trail. The problem is electric bikes—and really non-electric, non-powered bikes—exceeding the speed limit and making it unsafe for people walking.” During the pandemic, Huntington Beach’s e-bike sales increased as residents and visitors sought entertainment during a time when many traditional options were closed. City council announced March 1 that it would begin issuing citations and enforce the existing e-bike ban, after receiving numerous letters calling for enforcement of the e-bike …