Chief Wahwasuck also discussed a potential ordinance needed for the electric vehicles around town. “We are looking at working on an ordinance for all the electronic vehicles around town… All the major municipalities have put one in place,” Chief Wahwasuck said. “From what I have gone through looking at them, you have to operate them just like you would a bicycle… Right now, they are restricted on roadways, but a lot of people don’t want them on sidewalks, so it comes down to what do we want? Do we want to keep them on the sidewalks for certain things? Do we want them on the streets? What do we want on the streets?” Wahwasuck said he would recommend possibly restricting electric vehicles from certain streets like Old Highway 75 and Main Street. Edelman also mentioned Oregon being considered as well. Wittmer and Aberle agreed that while rules are becoming necessary, they were hesitant about putting too many restriction on the electric vehicles. “The handful of kids that I know use them as their transportation,” Aberle said. “I think everyone is in agreeance that we don’t want too many rules and regulations, but helmets would be a key one. I think that makes them more visible as well,” Bletscher said.
Source: Sabetha Herald
