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Residents urge Wake Forest to permit electric scooters, propose safety rules
Wake Forest Board of Commissioners · August 19, 2025
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Summary
Multiple residents — including a parent and a teen — asked the Board of Commissioners to reconsider the town's ban on electric scooters, proposing helmet requirements, speed caps and restrictions on greenways or sidewalks to address safety concerns.
Two Wake Forest residents addressed the Board of Commissioners during public comment on Aug. 1 to urge changes to the town's ordinance addressing motorized scooters.
Russell Hammock said his family bought an electric scooter for his daughter to use for school travel and asked the board…
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