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Glendale Heights police present ordinance to restrict high‑powered e‑bikes and scooters; committee sends measure to board
Summary
A proposed village ordinance would limit low‑speed electric bicycles to a maximum capability of 20 mph, set a 750‑watt cap on motors and impose age and parental‑responsibility rules; the Committee of the Whole recommended the proposal be forwarded to the Village Board for action.
The Glendale Heights Committee of the Whole on Aug. 21 recommended that a draft ordinance regulating low‑speed electric bicycles, gas‑assisted bicycles and personal mobility devices be moved to the Village Board for formal consideration.
Police Chief Pappas, who led the presentation, said the measure would define ‘‘low‑speed electric bicycle’’ as a bicycle with operable pedals and an electric motor below 750 watts, and said, “What that means is that this bicycle can reach a maximum speed of 20 miles an hour.” He told trustees the gas‑powered bikes covered by the draft are limited by 15 cubic centimeters displacement and a…
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