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Resident warns of dangerous scooter behavior; staff says proposed helmet ordinance under review
City of Mesquite Technical Review Meeting · January 6, 2026
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Summary
A Mesquite resident warned council members that children riding scooters without helmets are creating dangerous situations; staff said Interim Chief Veil has sent a proposed ordinance that staff is reviewing and will schedule for a later meeting.
Mike Benham told the City of Mesquite technical review meeting on Jan. 6 that he had seen children riding scooters and doing wheelies through intersections without helmets and urged action, saying, "Somebody's gonna get really hurt" and urging the council to "do something before…
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