Originally Posted by
DropBarFan
Went for a ride on bike path yesterday & I noticed the "No Motorized Vehicles" sign. OTOH there's also signs prohibiting riding at night, both ignored w/no enforcement. On local bike path it's becoming more common to see e-bikers (generally commuters); so far all of the e-bikers have been polite & I've had no problems sharing path.
"No Motorized Vehicles" can be a confusing sign in relation to e-bikes. In some areas, even though they clearly have a motor, e-bikes fail to meet the legal definition of "motorized vehicle," and are technically considered a bicycle and allowed anywhere a bicycle can go. Other places are more literal when deciding what constitutes a motorized vehicle. It's possible that e-bikes you saw were operating legally. Although, as you say, without enforcement, they can put signs up that say whatever they want, and it won't much affect behavior. On the other hand, if some officer was moved to enforce the sign, it's not hard to imagine that they would also enforce it from a literal standpoint if they didn't know the what legal distinctions were made between bikes, e-bikes, and motorized vehicles.