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Mill Creek adopts ordinance tightening rules for e‑bikes, scooters, motorcycles and helmets
Summary
Council adopted amendments to chapters covering bicycles, scooters and other wheeled devices to add negligent‑operation language, a helmet requirement for bicycles including e‑bicycles, and impoundment authority for certain unlicensed motorized devices; the ordinance passed unanimously.
The Mill Creek City Council unanimously adopted amendments to municipal code sections covering bicycles, skateboards and similar devices (Chapter 10.16) and motorized foot scooters and other wheeled devices (Chapter 10.28). Staff said the changes aim to address a recent local increase in electrically propelled two‑ and three‑wheel vehicles and safety concerns raised by residents.
A staff presenter told the council the amendments add negligent‑operation language to existing code (for example,…
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