MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – A highway on Mackinac Island – where cars are banned – is getting a speed limit for the first time, FOX 2 Detroit reports.
On Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill that targets electric bicycles zooming around the island, the report said. The new law sets the speed limit at 15 mph on M-185, which encircles the island.
However, e-bikes are mostly banned on this non-motorized island. Only those with mobility disabilities or qualifying health concerns can use them. Even then, they can only be Class 1, which means they provide pedal assistance only, have no throttle and have a maximum speed of 20 mph.
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In general, visitors and residents get around Mackinac Island by bike, horseback, horse-drawn carriage or on foot.
