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Coral Springs approves ordinance allowing limited e-bikes, scooters on sidewalks with speed and yielding rules
Summary
The commission approved changes to city code section 18-5.3 to allow limited operation of motorized micro-mobility devices on sidewalks under new speed and yield restrictions and an education-first enforcement approach.
The Coral Springs City Commission unanimously approved an amendment to the city code (section 18-5.3) on Sept. 25 that allows certain motorized bicycles, micro-mobility devices and motorized scooters to operate on sidewalks under restricted conditions. Under the new rules approved by the commission, operators must yield and slow to 5 miles per hour when within 25 feet of a pedestrian on a shared sidewalk. Presenters and commissioners said the ordinance also sets a reduced general maximum speed for sidewalk operation (discussion referenced a 15-mile-per-hour operational limit for some contexts)…
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