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Council adopts ordinance restricting electric scooters, e-bikes and powered mobility devices
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 2025-09, replacing the city’s pedicycle rules with a broader regulation that clarifies where various electric and motorized personal mobility devices may and may not be used; members amended language to explicitly address electric wheelchairs and to expand a sidewalk prohibition.
Lock Haven City Council adopted Ordinance 2025-09 on the regulation of electric scooters, e-bikes, motorized personal-assistive devices and related vehicles, repealing the former chapter on pedicabs and nonmotorized devices.
The ordinance clarifies which devices are permitted on streets, which are treated as vehicles under state law, and where devices are prohibited. Under the new language, lightweight “kick” electric scooters—that state guidance classifies as motorized pedestrian devices—are prohibited on public…
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