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Shawnee to add scooters to code, council backs helmet rule for under-18s and education-first enforcement
Summary
Staff proposed clarifying Shawnee code to explicitly cover scooters and single-wheel devices; police recommended education and complaint-based enforcement. Council signaled support for adding scooters/unicycles to the code and for a helmet requirement for people under 18.
City staff told the Shawnee City Council they will add motorized scooters and single-wheel devices to the city code and pursue an education-based approach to enforcement, with a helmet requirement for minors.
City Prosecutor Lina Bellman reviewed current ordinances governing bicycles, electric-assisted bicycles (capped at 20 mph) and motorized bicycles (up to 30 mph). Bellman said the city lacks a dedicated scooter provision and proposed amending the "motorized skateboard" language to include scooters and single-wheel…
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