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Bedford updates e‑bike and scooter rules; pocket bikes banned from public ways
Summary
Council unanimously adopted an update to the city’s bicycle ordinance to include electric bicycles and scooters, clarify class distinctions, require helmets where state law applies, apply sidewalk right-of-way and audible-passing rules to e‑bikes and scooters, and prohibit pocket bikes and mini motorbikes from public streets, trails and sidewalks.
The City Council unanimously adopted an update to Chapter 114 that expands the definition and regulation of electric bicycles and motorized scooters and clarifies where devices may be operated.
Police Chief Bobby Lapenna briefed council on the revisions and said the update responds to resident complaints about speed and reckless operation. Under the…
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