Odessa enacts new scooter ordinance

ODESSA — Following a rise in complaints over unsafe scooter use by children in Odessa, town officials passed a new ordinance aimed at regulating motorized foot scooters and improving safety throughout the community.

Ordinance No. 741, adopted and implemented on April 28, prohibits scooters on sidewalks, in parks and on certain streets, and includes specific regulations such as helmet requirements, lighting standards, and age-based supervision rules.

The ordinance was enacted after an increase in reports from schools and businesses about children riding recklessly, failing to obey stop signs, a...