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Mill Creek residents urge council and police to act on young e‑bike riders; officials say enforcement and education are options
Summary
Residents told the City Council they are seeing children riding e‑bikes and electric scooters dangerously on main roads and through neighborhoods. Councilors and police noted enforcement and education are potential responses, and state rules may also be relevant.
Two Mill Creek residents used the public‑comment portion of the council meeting Tuesday to describe repeated incidents of children riding electric bicycles and scooters unsafely on busy streets and neighborhood cul‑de‑sacs and urged the city to act.
Karen Brandon, who identified herself as a Mill Creek resident, described an 8‑ to 12‑year‑old riding an e‑bike in a large cul‑de‑sac and down hills at speed, sometimes riding through stop signs. “Half the time he doesn’t look. He just expects everybody to stop for him,” Brandon said during public comment.
Another resident, who identified himself as…
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