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Residents urge action as Oswego board moves to study motorized-scooter rules
Summary
Residents told the Village Board that motorized bikes and scooters are speeding on sidewalks and shared paths, especially near older neighborhoods. Trustees directed staff to prepare an ordinance discussion for the Committee of the Whole on Nov. 4.
Several residents told the Village Board on Oct. 7 that motorized bikes and scooters are creating a public-safety problem on sidewalks and local paths, and trustees said staff will bring the issue forward for formal discussion.
"We see the motorized vehicles all over the bike paths, all over the roads, driven by anywhere from 10 year olds to 14 or 15," said Al Gegenheimer during public comment, describing riders traveling "extremely fast" near a 55-and-older community. Gegenheimer said he asked police about enforcement and was told…
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