Olathe may become the latest city in the Kansas City metro to implement new rules for e-bikes and e-scooters, following the lead of a handful of Johnson County cities and neighbors across the state line that passed new rules last year.
Changes to Olathe’s city ordinances could require helmets for e-bikes and scooter riders, prohibit the devices from most of the city’s roads, cap their speed at 15-20 mph and allow the city to restrict their use on trails.
It would also create a new definition, “micromobility devices,” to cover e-scooters, e-bikes, motorized skateboards and similar devices into one category in the city code…