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Alliance adopts ordinance to regulate bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and off-road vehicles
Summary
Ordinance No. 3007 updates Alliance Municipal Code with definitions and operating rules for bicycles, Class 1–3 e-bikes, electric scooters, minibikes and golf car vehicles; it bans minibikes on streets, prohibits scooters at night and restricts e-bikes from park walking paths.
The Alliance City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3007 to amend municipal code sections 26-161 through 26-166, establishing definitions, equipment and operating rules for bicycles, electric bicycles (Class 1–3), electric scooters, minibikes and golf car vehicles. The ordinance sets power and speed limits for e-bike classes (Class 1 and 2 capped at 20 mph; Class 3 at 28 mph), requires lighting and brakes and bans minibikes, dirt bikes and similar off-road vehicles from public streets except for emergencies or organized parades.
Council members stressed safety and operational concerns. Councilman Hitchcock said the issue “is a common issue across not only Nebraska, but the whole country,” and Culture and Leisure Director Brown noted Parks will retrofit trailers for equipment to minimize street lawnmower usage. Police Chief Leavitt addressed complaints about unsafe actions involving these modes of transport. The ordinance passed unanimously.
