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Galt adopts urgency ordinance regulating electric bicycles, scooters and motorized boards; helmets, lights and speed limits required
Summary
An urgency ordinance establishing safety rules and enforcement for electric bicycles, scooters and motorized skateboards went into effect immediately after a 5–0 council vote. It sets helmet and lighting requirements, a 20 mph speed cap and enforcement options including fines and diversion.
The Galt City Council unanimously adopted an urgency ordinance on Oct. 7 to regulate electric bicycles, motorized scooters and electrically powered boards in the public right of way, citing immediate risks to pedestrians and schoolchildren.
The ordinance—adopted in a single reading and effective immediately—establishes operational restrictions and equipment requirements: lights and reflectors for night use, helmet requirements for riders under the applicable age threshold, a maximum…
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