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Waukee police chief calls for education, helmet use as scooters proliferate on sidewalks
Summary
A Waukee City police chief warned that electric scooters and similar devices create traffic-safety hazards on sidewalks, urged helmet use and slower riding, and said enforcement and legislation are still evolving under Iowa law.
At a Waukee City meeting, a police chief warned that electric scooters and similar devices are creating traffic-safety hazards on sidewalks and trails and urged education, helmet use and slower riding to reduce injuries.
The chief said the devices “fall under the definition of a pedestrian conveyance or an electric powered bicycle by the state of Iowa code,” which allows them on sidewalks and trails but requires obeying traffic laws when they are on streets. “These devices not, stopping and checking before they pull out into to roadways creates a traffic safety hazard,” the chief said, adding that riders often do not warn pedestrians…
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