The city of Southlake is waging war against kids riding e-scooters.
According to The Toyz, the Parks & Recreation board in Southlake recently introduced a draft ordinance that would ban kids under the age of 14 from riding electric scooters on the city’s 22 miles of multi-use trails.
Board members noted the “excessive speed” and “increased collision risk with joggers” as the main motivations for the proposed ban.
The board cited several statistics in support of their ban, including:
-A May report from Southlake PD logged 18 trail incidents involving e-scooters in the past 12 months—up from six the year before. -Of those, 11 riders were under 14 and none were wearing helmets. -Trail signage currently lists a 15 mph limit, but officers have clocked youth scooters at 18 mph on downhill sections.
Southlake is the first city in North Texas to propose such a ban on e-scooters for kids.
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