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Fort Thomas committee proposes ban on electric bikes, high-speed scooters on sidewalks
Summary
The Fort Thomas Law, Labor and License Committee reviewed a revised Chapter 74 that would bar electric bicycles and high-speed scooters from sidewalks citywide, require devices to be walked in business districts and across crosswalks, and update equipment and penalty rules; staff will return the draft for a first reading in April.
The Fort Thomas Law, Labor and License Committee on Tuesday reviewed a revised Chapter 74 that would prohibit electric bicycles and high-speed electric scooters from sidewalks across the city and require devices to be walked in designated business districts and at crosswalks.
City staff walked the committee through edits to the draft ordinance and explained the markup: struck-through language is proposed removal and underlined text is proposed new language. The revision adds explicit definitions for bicycles, electric bicycles, electric scooters and high-speed scooters (the draft treats…
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