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Waunakee board hears safety pleas, directs staff to research e-bike and e-scooter rules
Summary
After several residents described close calls and a child struck by an e-bike, the Waunakee Village Board directed staff and the village attorney to research municipal authority, examples from other communities and options including education, helmet promotion and regulatory limits.
Residents pressed the Waunakee Village Board on Sept. 12 to address the rising presence of electric bicycles, scooters and “e-dirt bikes” after a string of close calls and one reported collision.
“I’m here tonight with some deep concerns about the increase in ebike, e scooter, and e dirt bike… On Friday morning, our 12 year old son was hit by an ebike on his way to school,” said Ellen Bolt, who identified herself during the meeting’s public-comment intake. She described her son’s injuries as “scratches, bruising, and has had some pain” and urged the board to “consider some…
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