Council hears concerns about electric scooter safety and enforcement
Police briefed council on enforcement issues for electric scooters, noting state statute treats 'electric foot scooters' like bicycles under certain conditions and the town ordinance restricts sidewalk use in commercial areas; council requested education and case-by-case enforcement.
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Councilors raised concerns about electric scooter riders in residential neighborhoods and downtown commercial areas. Police explained that under state statute many electric 'foot scooters' carry the same rules as bicycles (for example, lighting and hand signal rules), but town ordinance further restricts sidewalk use in commercial areas.
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