§ 72.021 ELECTRIC STAND-UP SCOOTERS.

   (A)   Operators of electric stand-up scooters in the city shall be subject to the following provisions of this chapter in the same manner as operators of bicycles: 72.005, 72.008 through 72.010, 72.015 through 72.017 and 72.999.

   (B)   Operation of electric stand-up scooters.

      (1)   No operator of an electric stand-up scooter intended for one person shall carry a second person on any part of the scooter.

      (2)   No operator of an electric stand-up scooter shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping both hands on the handlebars.

      (3)   Operators of electric stand-up scooters on roadways shall not ride more than two abreast and, on laned roadways, shall ride within a single lane.

      (4)   No person operating an electric stand-up scooter shall ride so as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.

      (5)   Electric stand-up scooters shall not be operated on city sidewalks except to enter or exit the nearest other public way.

      (6)   Electric stand-up scooters may be operated on recreational trails.

      (7)   The operator of an electric stand-up scooter shall exercise caution to avoid colliding with pedestrians, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible warning before overtaking and passing a pedestrian.

(Prior Code, § 7-8-22) (Ord. 894, passed 8-1-2022) Penalty, see § 72.999