County Lawmakers Back Program to Educate Children on E-Bikes and E-Scooters

A new program to educate schoolchildren about the rules and laws of the road for e-bikes and e-scooters will take place in Chautauqua County next spring. During last week's County Legislature meeting, lawmakers passed a resolution establishing the program with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office. The measure was sponsored by Jamestown Democrat Fred Larson, who says there have been many issues raised about the use of those vehicles...

Fred Larson: giving people the benefit of the doubt

In addition to all 18 of the county's school districts, Larson added the county's three BOCES centers to the program by way of an amendment. Fellow Jamestown Democrat Tom Nelson felt it was a good move, following a measure providing more buffer area for those vehicles to operate...

Tom Nelson: educating youth is paramount

Sheriff Jim Quattrone, who spoke about the measure on a recent edition of WDOE's "Viewpoint" program, noted that there's not just a lack of public familiarity with e-bike and e-scooter laws, but also a disregard for them...

Jim Quattrone: increase in e-bike complaints

The measure requesting the law enforcement education program was approved unanimously.