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Residents press Defiance council to curb motorized bicycles on sidewalks; city staff to research options
Summary
Residents told the Defiance City Council on July 22 that motorized bicycles riding on sidewalks and moving at high speed are creating safety hazards downtown and at neighborhood intersections.
Residents told the Defiance City Council on July 22 that motorized bicycles riding on sidewalks and moving at high speed are creating safety hazards downtown and at neighborhood intersections.
“Something's gotta be done because it's getting hazardous out there,” resident Bonnie Posey said during public comment, describing near-miss incidents and people using sidewalks as throughways. Posey urged the council to address the problem after describing an incident near the…
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