Anonymous
Post 02/23/2026 18:27     Subject: Re:Why do I keep seeing Middle and High Schoolers on Dirtbikes on ARL Roadways???
Anonymous wrote:IT IS INSANE!!!!!

This has been going on for months. I agree I couldn't believe it when I saw it. They are riding on Langston Blvd popping wheelies on e-bikes in full on traffic. For those not familiar with the area, this is a busy 4-lane highway with cars probably traveling up to 50 mph in stretches?

It is beyond terrible parenting. I struggle to imagine what parents could possibly be thinking. Hey junior go ride an ebike in heavy traffic? Have fun! A kid is going to get killed doing it.

And yes I have kids this age including a teen boy. I'm not some pearl clutching grandma. It's genuinely insane.


Same in Ashburn. Several times I have seen 2 kids riding down Claiborne near a major intersection popping a wheelie in the middle of the road. One very bad mom went to one of our local parent/mom pages to complain about some woman who hit her innocent babe on his ebike. She wanted the horde to swarm that woman but we all knew the truth.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 16:07     Subject: Why do I keep seeing Middle and High Schoolers on Dirtbikes on ARL Roadways???
This is OP looping back on this. I called the Arlington non-emergency number. Their response:

As long as the kids are wearing helmets and following roadway rules, there’s nothing they can do. It’s not illegal.

It’s just bad parenting. So glad my kids are older…
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 20:59     Subject: Re:Why do I keep seeing Middle and High Schoolers on Dirtbikes on ARL Roadways???
Anonymous wrote:The law bans riders who are 14 years old or younger from using motorized bicycles and scooters. Riders 15 years old and older need a license, registration and insurance. Driver's license holders don't need a separate e-bike license.


Well those under 12s better turn themselves in. Their parents should get hard time.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 19:24     Subject: Why do I keep seeing Middle and High Schoolers on Dirtbikes on ARL Roadways???
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m the OP. I posted the question because I honestly couldn’t figure out if I was “missing” something. My kids are early 20s so I’m out of the loop when it comes to MS and HS kids.

Now that I understand the situation, I’ll contact Arlington policymakers and law enforcement to ask them to look into this. 13 and 14 year olds are riding vehicles in roadways **despite not having roadway licenses**. That doesn’t make sense from a safety perspective. I know that I have zero power over people with poor parenting skills and have no intention of going that route.


New Jersey just banned all e-bikes unless you first get a drivers license for it.


Smart. Meanwhile dumb@saves her are giving them to middle schoolers.’


The DMV needs to follow suit and also ban bikes like New Jersey.


I would welcome this. The bikes are a scourge.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 15:48     Subject: Why do I keep seeing Middle and High Schoolers on Dirtbikes on ARL Roadways???
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m the OP. I posted the question because I honestly couldn’t figure out if I was “missing” something. My kids are early 20s so I’m out of the loop when it comes to MS and HS kids.

Now that I understand the situation, I’ll contact Arlington policymakers and law enforcement to ask them to look into this. 13 and 14 year olds are riding vehicles in roadways **despite not having roadway licenses**. That doesn’t make sense from a safety perspective. I know that I have zero power over people with poor parenting skills and have no intention of going that route.


New Jersey just banned all e-bikes unless you first get a drivers license for it.


Smart. Meanwhile dumb@saves her are giving them to middle schoolers.’


The DMV needs to follow suit and also ban bikes like New Jersey.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 15:31     Subject: Why do I keep seeing Middle and High Schoolers on Dirtbikes on ARL Roadways???
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m the OP. I posted the question because I honestly couldn’t figure out if I was “missing” something. My kids are early 20s so I’m out of the loop when it comes to MS and HS kids.

Now that I understand the situation, I’ll contact Arlington policymakers and law enforcement to ask them to look into this. 13 and 14 year olds are riding vehicles in roadways **despite not having roadway licenses**. That doesn’t make sense from a safety perspective. I know that I have zero power over people with poor parenting skills and have no intention of going that route.


New Jersey just banned all e-bikes unless you first get a drivers license for it.


Smart. Meanwhile dumb@saves her are giving them to middle schoolers.’
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 07:14     Subject: Why do I keep seeing Middle and High Schoolers on Dirtbikes on ARL Roadways???
Anonymous wrote:Almost hit a pack of MS aged boys on ebikes when I was driving up the one way spiral in the parking garage at Medstar. Boys were coming down (aka the wrong way) and I narrowly missed hitting them. Unclear if they didn’t understand that it was the up ramp or thought it was funny or didn’t care, but it was incredibly dangerous. I honestly cannot understand how this is legal and why parents or grandparents buy the bikes for their kids.


Bikes should be banned!
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 06:51     Subject: Why do I keep seeing Middle and High Schoolers on Dirtbikes on ARL Roadways???
Almost hit a pack of MS aged boys on ebikes when I was driving up the one way spiral in the parking garage at Medstar. Boys were coming down (aka the wrong way) and I narrowly missed hitting them. Unclear if they didn’t understand that it was the up ramp or thought it was funny or didn’t care, but it was incredibly dangerous. I honestly cannot understand how this is legal and why parents or grandparents buy the bikes for their kids.