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Oswego police propose e-bike and e-scooter rules including age limits, helmets and parental liability
Summary
Oswego Police Chief Jason Baston presented a draft e-bike/e-scooter ordinance with vehicle classifications, proposed age limits (Class 1/2 e-bikes 14, Class 3 16), helmet rules for riders under 18, parental-liability provisions and escalating fines; trustees asked staff to refine legal authority and education plans.
The Oswego Village Board heard a detailed presentation Nov. 4 from Chief Jason Baston proposing an ordinance to regulate electric bicycles and scooters, including age limits, equipment standards, helmet rules for minors and enforcement options.
Baston described three e-bike classes (Class 1 and 2 up to 20 mph; Class 3 up to 28 mph), two categories of scooters (low-speed ≤10 mph and higher-speed >10 mph), and said the state statute provides limited restrictions but home-rule authority allows the village to enact further rules. "We've had 3 crashes in 4 years," Baston told the board to frame the enforcement need, but he emphasized that most community contacts have been complaints rather than crashes.
Key policy proposals presented: - Age and operation: proposed minimum…
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