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Glendale Heights plans safety campaign, e‑bike and scooter ordinances after near‑misses and resident complaints
Summary
Village leaders said they will present ordinances regulating e‑bikes and e‑scooters and launch a back‑to‑school safety campaign after multiple resident reports of near‑misses and hazardous driving. Chief of police outlined proposed speed and age limits; residents pressed for faster action.
Village of Glendale Heights officials said they will present two ordinances — one for e‑bikes and one for e‑scooters — at the next board meeting as part of a broader safety push that includes a back‑to‑school campaign.
Chief of Police Pappas told the Committee of the Whole on Aug. 7 that proposed rules will include a 10‑mile‑per‑hour limit for scooters and a 20‑mile‑per‑hour limit for e‑bikes, plus location and age restrictions. “There’s locations that they can and they cannot drive them on. There’s age specifics too,” he said.
The ordinances are designed to give police citation authority and to create…
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