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Residents urge stricter e-bike and e-scooter limits; board schedules staff follow-up
Summary
Two residents told the board that the proposed ordinance should be clarified to cover 25 mph residential streets, Village and Park District walkways, and to clarify whether mini or gas-powered bikes are covered; staff and the police chief said the topic will be addressed in staff reports at the 7 p.m. meeting.
OSWEGO, Ill. — Two residents urged the Oswego Village Board to tighten proposed rules for e-bikes and e-scooters to protect pedestrians and youth riders and to resolve ambiguities about where the devices are allowed.
Sam Figola told the board he supports action on micromobility safety but urged changes to the draft ordinance, saying streets that have been reduced to 25 miles per hour should be included and that the ordinance should explicitly exclude Village-maintained walking paths and Park District paths when the village does not intend to allow motorized vehicles there. "So maybe I'd like to see something in there that... stresses either like Oswego bike paths or park district bike paths," Figola said.
David Rood supported the call for restrictions and questioned the phrasing of safety data in the packet. He said crashes are hard to enforce and that it is wrong to downplay any number of crashes. "I don't know that there's an acceptable level of ebike crashes," he said.
Board and staff said the police chief would address whether mini bikes or gas-powered vehicles are prohibited under the draft ordinance and scheduled further discussion: e-scooters and related operational rules will be included in staff reports at the 7 p.m. meeting.
No ordinance vote was held Monday; public comment was registered and staff were asked to respond in a later staff-report agenda item.
