A new ordinance is cracking down on certain motorized vehicles in Horry County, but the language and roll out of the new rules have sparked confusion.
Horry County has banned electric-powered, seated, wheeled devices on roads with speed limits over 20 mph, public sidewalks and county-owned property – including parking lots and green spaces, unless otherwise designated. The ordinance calls them personal electronic devices, or PEDs, but how are those vehicles defined?
The ordinance doesn’t apply to mobility scooters, electric wheelchairs, standing e-scooters – like the ones available to rent in some areas, mopeds, golf carts, bicycles with pedal-assist motors or e-bikes with pedals…