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Fayetteville committee moves to start ordinance update to treat e‑scooters like bicycles in crosswalks
Summary
After a recent e‑scooter collision, the Fayetteville Active Transportation Advisory Committee moved to begin drafting an ordinance aligning e‑scooter rights in crosswalks with those of bicyclists; staff said the change would need City Council review and the transcript records no formal roll‑call vote.
Fayetteville — The Active Transportation Advisory Committee voted informally to begin drafting an ordinance that would treat e‑scooters the same as bicycles when using crosswalks, after members discussed a recent crash and legal inconsistencies.
Chair David Criswell, service chair, moved that the committee "start the process to create an ordinance" so e‑scooters "would have the same rights as bicycles in crosswalks," and the motion was seconded during the meeting. The transcript records the motion and a second but does not include a formal…
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