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Cooper City advances micro‑mobility ordinance after hours of debate on youth safety, sidewalk speeds and education program
Summary
The commission approved first reading of a new micro‑mobility ordinance after extended debate over age limits, sidewalk speed thresholds, fines and a proposed youth safety class. A Cooper City student who proposed a teen e‑bike course addressed the commission before the vote.
The Cooper City Commission on first reading approved an ordinance to regulate e‑bikes and e‑scooters after lengthy discussion about age restrictions, sidewalk speeds, enforcement and a proposed safety course for teens.
The ordinance, introduced as ordinance 26‑02, would create a new micro‑mobility section in the city's traffic and public‑safety codes, define device classes and set citation options and penalties. Commissioners and staff spent more than an hour debating whether to keep a 16‑year age limit in the draft, how fast devices may travel on sidewalks, how to require yielding to pedestrians and how to make rules…
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