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Committee proposes targeted changes to e‑bike and scooter rules, to send draft to Parks and Village Board
Summary
A Village committee recommended adjustments to a draft ordinance covering electric bicycles and scooters — including aligning age limits with state law and narrowing sidewalk prohibitions — and agreed to forward the revised draft to Parks and the Village Board for May consideration.
The committee for the Village of Cross Plains reviewed proposed amendments to the village ordinance that would add electric bicycles and scooters to existing bicycle rules and impose safety and operational limits.
Staff member (S3) told the committee the draft is modeled on examples from other communities and reviewed by the village attorney. S3 recommended following state law for age limits on high‑speed devices, saying, "The state statute is 18, and we're doing it less," and urged the ordinance to…
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