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Committee pushes for parent-focused outreach after scooter crash near schools
Summary
Following a May collision, Estacada committee members discussed focusing education and enforcement on parents and juveniles, coordinating messaging with the county sheriff and the school district, and exploring traffic-calming measures on problem streets.
Committee members raised safety concerns after a May 4 morning collision involving scooters and small motorcycles near school routes. The chair read a summary of outreach and said the city, Clackamas County sheriff and the school district are meeting to coordinate messaging aimed at parents and juveniles.
"We can move forward and nobody would participate in it," one committee member warned, calling for community input before launching programs. Another member said they had seen dirt bikes and small motorcycles on Broadway and Regan Hill traveling at unsafe speeds and cautioned about helmet effectiveness in high-speed collisions.
A speaker referenced an out-of-area crash where a vehicle reached 58 miles per hour to underline the potential severity of scooter and e-bike collisions; committee members discussed enforcement options, parent notification for juvenile contacts, and targeted education as preferred first steps. The committee did not adopt a new enforcement ordinance at the meeting but supported coordinated outreach and consistent messaging across agencies.
