Merchantville moved closer to regulating low-speed electric scooters and bikes on September 28th, introducing an ordinance that would make the devices street-legal while keeping them off sidewalks, and separately advanced an amendment to its police department code that would allow officers to perform police work when off duty for private entities.
Council President Andrew McLoone said the electric-vehicle measure was needed for “the low speed e-scooters and bikes” so they are “permissible and not licensed,” while making sure “they’re not on our sidewalks”. The ordinance, which adds a new article on electric vehicles to the borough’s vehicles and traffic chapter, will receive final consideration at the regular meeting scheduled for October 12, 2026.
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