Henderson and Clark County School District police are urging parents and students to exercise caution when riding e-bikes and other electric mobility devices as the new school year begins.
Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero announced Monday that Henderson and school district police officers were teaming up for a targeted enforcement campaign outside Del Webb Middle School, located on Reunion Drive near Anthem Parkway. The campaign aims to educate parents and young riders about safe e-bike operation and enforce laws governing similar devices that are banned from public roadways.
Figures from Monday’s enforcement campaign were not immediately available.
The targeted enforcement came as the school district began its 2026-27 academic year. The school is near Anthem Hills Park, which police have previously noted is a popular spot for riding illegal e-dirt bikes.
“Today’s initiative is about raising awareness, encouraging responsible riding and holding riders and parents accountable when necessary,” Romero told reporters during a press conference at a police substation near the intersection of Via Inspirada and Via Nobila.
In March, the City Council unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting e-motorcycles from public roadways, sidewalks and trails. Unlike lower-powered e-bikes or e-scooters, e-motorcycles or dirt bikes are defined as devices that have a throttle, no pedals and can travel in excess of 28 mph.
The ordinance also prohibits e-bikes and e-scooters from operating at speeds faster than 15 mph unless otherwise posted and requires minors to wear helmets while riding bicycles, e-bikes or e-scooters in posted areas. It allows police to impound illegally operated e-motorcycles and to cite vehicle owners or their parents, if they are under 18.
The ordinance was passed days after three juveniles were accused of riding their e-dirt bikes onto a local golf course and damaging several grassy areas, resulting in thousands of dollars in damages, according to a course official.
“If you’re letting your kid leave your house with one of those illegal devices, you are just as responsible,” Henderson Police Chief Reggie Rader said Monday.
Rader added there are plenty of legal dirt bike parks in the surrounding areas to ride safely, “but traveling down Green Valley Parkway, St. Rose Parkway, that is not an avenue for you to be using those vehicles.”
Before Monday’s operation, Henderson police had conducted three other enforcement operations targeting unsafe and illegal e-device usage, Rader said. Those operations resulted in 221 stops 122 total citations, 52 e-motorcycles being towed and 25 citations issued to parents.
Rader said the goal with the campaigns are to encourage safe riding and remove dangerous vehicles from the streets.
“We want to remind students and parents that safety starts with making responsible choices before kids even leave the home,” Rader said.
CCSD Police Chief Jeff Clark said his department is supporting enforcement efforts in Henderson. He urged parents and student riders to always be aware of their surroundings and offered other safety tips.
“I need you to get your head out of your phones, to pay attention, to slow down in these school zones because these young kids that are on these e-bikes, they’re not experienced riders,” Clark said. “While they shouldn’t be doing it to begin with, if they are out there, it is our responsibility to ensure that we get them to and from school safely.”
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