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Board adopts ordinance restricting motor-driven dirt bikes, clarifies e-bike rules and CBD sidewalk use
Summary
Trustees passed an ordinance updating municipal code to regulate electric bicycles, scooters and other motor-driven devices, banning off-road motorbikes on public property and requiring walking of bicycles/scooters on downtown sidewalks as amended.
The Village of Northbrook Board of Trustees approved an ordinance amending Chapters 16 and 24 of the Northbrook Municipal Code to regulate electric bicycles, scooters and other motor-driven devices and to prohibit motor-driven dirt bikes and similar unregistered vehicles on public property.
The ordinance, adopted as amended, aligns municipal rules with the Illinois Vehicle Code while closing gaps left by state legislation. Trustees voted by roll call and the ordinance passed unanimously.
Under the ordinance as amended, the village: (1) bans operation of unregistered motor-driven vehicles, including motorbikes and electric dirt bikes, on public streets,…
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