Police urge classification system as commission considers e-bike/scooter rules after rise in collisions
Owensboro police briefed the commission on e-bike and e-scooter regulation options — classification tiers, age and helmet requirements, sidewalk speed caps — after reporting an uptick in collisions (nine recent incidents, seven with injuries, one child airlifted); police asked the commission to help draft enforceable ordinance language.
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Sergeant Derek Griffith of the Owensboro Police Department updated the commission Sept. 15 on ongoing efforts to create an enforceable regulatory framework for electric personal mobility devices, citing both technological change and public-safety concerns.
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