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Council requests draft e-bike ordinance after safety concerns raised on social media
Summary
Following social-media reports suggesting children are disregarding traffic laws on e-bikes, the Pleasantville City Council asked Police Chief Adam Choat and City Attorney Bob Stuyvesant to draft a local ordinance tailored to enforcement by the police department.
Council Member Rachel Lopez noted social-media activity showing children riding e-bikes without following traffic laws and urged the council to consider local action to reduce injury risk. Several council members, including Aaron Hurt and Mayor Kody Jurgens, agreed the city should consider an enforceable local ordinance.
Attorney Bob Stuyvesant explained that state law includes e-bike classifications and requirements, and said communities are beginning to adopt local ordinances to address enforcement gaps. Chief Adam Choat said the city's current ordinance aligns with state code but that he would like to review ordinances other cities have enacted and how those rules are enforced in practice. The council asked Chief Choat and Attorney Stuyvesant to draft an ordinance based on enforcement feasibility for the Pleasantville Police Department.
What’s next: Choat and Stuyvesant will prepare a draft ordinance for council consideration; no vote was taken on an ordinance at this meeting.
