Updated: Rising e-bike death toll prompts new regulations

Twenty-eight people have died riding e-bikes in the Tampa Bay area over the last five years. Pinellas County accounts for 18 of those deaths. The increased use of e-bikes – and the subsequent rise in fatalities – has prompted lawmakers to advance new regulations.

Senate Bill 382 and House Bill 243 recently passed all committees during the Legislative Session and are pending Senate approval.

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“Do you know the best part about Mardi Gras in New Orleans?” asks Ryan Flanery, co-organizer of Saturday’s Historic Uptown Block Party. “The community.”

The Historic Uptown neighborhood is set to welcome back the 10th edition of its annual Mardi Gras-themed event Saturday at 2 p.m., on the 700 block of 5th Street N in St. Petersburg.

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