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Police say education and selective enforcement guide city response to e-scooter safety
Summary
Police described an education-first approach to scooter safety, distributed pamphlets and noted the city code allows issuance of summonses for riders 16 and older; confiscation is possible in specific circumstances.
The Middletown police chief told the council the city has focused on educating riders and downtown businesses about scooter safety while using selective enforcement where appropriate.
The chief said the department has developed a pamphlet for outreach and has prioritized education in the downtown business district, where officers and merchants have reported riders weaving in and out of…
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