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Council and police discuss e-bike and scooter safety after resident complaints
Summary
Council members and police reviewed state rules and local enforcement options after multiple residents raised safety concerns about high-speed electric bikes and scooters being ridden on sidewalks, trails and streets without lights or helmets.
South Lyon council members and the police chief used Monday’s meeting to respond to multiple resident complaints about electric bikes and motorized scooters operating at high speeds, often on sidewalks and trails and sometimes at night without lights or helmets.
Council members described repeated neighborhood reports of youths riding high-speed electric devices on residential streets and trails, sometimes at speeds residents estimated at 30–40 mph. Chief Douglas Bakke (speaking as retiring chief) and Chief Conrad addressed the body: city police…
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