COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — There is now an age limit for use of an electric bike or scooter in Elk Grove Village.
The village board of trustees on Wednesday evening passed an ordinance regulating e-bike and e-scooter usage around the municipality. The ordinance, which takes effect on July 1, mandates that riders have a valid driver’s license to use them on the street. In other words, users must be at least 16 years old to ride.
City officials said the rules are to keep people on the roads who are most familiar with road rules…