Oviedo works to regulate e-bikes, scooters amid safety concerns

Orange County considers new rules for e-bikes, e-scooters

Orange County commissioners are considering new regulations for e-bikes and e-scooters as officials work to address safety concerns involving the growing use of micromobility devices.

Oviedo works to regulate e-bikes, scooters amid safety concerns

Oviedo city leaders are moving to finalize new restrictions for e-bikes and scooters. Commissioners are holding a work session Monday to discuss an ordinance that would regulate bicycle and micro-mobility operations.“We’ve got to figure out how to exist in the same space,” Mayor Megan Sladek said. “Right now we have e-bikes that are zipping around Center Lake Park and people who are pedestrians do not feel safe walking there.”Sladek said Oviedo …