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Hastings council approves first reading of ordinance regulating e-scooters, e-bikes and hoverboards
Summary
On first reading the council approved Ordinance 4815 to add rules for e-scooters, e-bikes and hoverboards to city code, including a new light requirement, removal of a sunset-to-sunrise ban and a 15 mph speed limit on bike trails; council members asked staff to refine enforceability and downtown restrictions before second reading.
The Hastings City Council approved first reading of Ordinance 4815, which amends the city traffic code to address e-scooters, e-bikes and hoverboards, on an 8–0 vote.
City staff summarized edits since the previous meeting: a new lighting requirement for devices, removal of a provision that prohibited operation between sunset and sunrise, and a reduced speed limit on bike trails from 25 to 15…
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