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Flower Mound council adopts ordinance requiring helmets for children, safety rules for micro‑mobility and bicycles
Summary
The Town Council unanimously approved an ordinance requiring helmets for children under 14, lighting and reflectors for nighttime operation, and limits on handheld and hearing‑impairing devices for both micro‑mobility devices and bicycles, with a 30‑day grace period and a required safety course option for first offenses.
The Flower Mound Town Council on May 5 unanimously approved an ordinance that sets safety rules for micro‑mobility devices and bicycles, including a helmet requirement for children and restrictions on handheld and hearing‑impairing devices.
The ordinance makes it "unlawful for a child — and a child is defined as any person less than 14 years of age — to operate a micro mobility device or bicycle on a public way or on public property within the town unless that child is wearing a properly fitted helmet fastened securely," JP Walton, the town's chief strategic officer, told the council during the…
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