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Riverside trustees direct staff to draft local e-bike and e-scooter rules, favor local adjudication and no-sidewalk use
Summary
Trustees asked staff to draft an ordinance adopting the Illinois Vehicle Code for e-bikes and e-scooters into Riverside code, create a local adjudication process, prohibit the devices on sidewalks, and explore age, single-rider and towing restrictions alongside an education campaign.
The Village of Riverside Board of Trustees on Oct. 16 gave staff direction to draft local regulations for electric bicycles and scooters, including adopting the Illinois Vehicle Code into the village code and establishing an administrative adjudication process so the village can handle violations locally.
Manager Francis and Director Buckley outlined enforcement concerns the police have seen — primarily younger riders operating at speed, failing to stop at intersections and riding on sidewalks where collisions with pedestrians…
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