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Oshkosh panel backs code change to treat scooters like bicycles, recommends lights and yield rules
Summary
The Transportation Committee unanimously recommended amending Oshkosh city code to treat scooters the same as bicycles (including sidewalk access where buildings do not abut sidewalks), add scooter equipment requirements, and clarify pedestrian yield rules. The committee will forward the recommendation to the Common Council.
The Oshkosh Transportation Committee voted unanimously to recommend that city code be amended so scooters are regulated the same as bicycles, including allowing them on sidewalks except where a sidewalk abuts a building and requiring operators to yield to pedestrians.
Committee members said the change would make enforcement and rider expectations consistent across micromobility modes and would aid residents who rely on electric assist. Committee member Larson requested the change; another member moved that the committee "amend that piece of code or ordinance to include scooters in the exact same way as bicycles" and the motion passed…
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