Rolling Meadows staff present e‑bike rules, council asks for enforcement, age clarifications
Deputy Police Chief Tony Peluso presented a draft city ordinance aligning with Illinois law to regulate low‑speed e‑bikes (Classes 1–3) and to prohibit use on sidewalks; council members asked staff to confirm where local rules may be stricter than state law and how enforcement and education would work.
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Deputy Police Chief Tony Peluso told the Committee of the Whole the draft ordinance tracks the 2018 Illinois statute by defining three classes of low‑speed electric bicycles and limiting where they may be ridden. "They cannot be operated on sidewalks," Peluso said, emphasizing that Class 3 bikes require a speedometer and an operator age of at least 16.
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