Scooters and Motorized "Toys" in South Walton

[James Bentwood]

Golf carts on the road are bad enough. What do y'all think about scooters and 3 wheelers, motorized skateboards, bikes, and other stuff?

I think we're about to see an explosion of scooters like Panama City Beach and Destin. Destin is in the process of banning scooters. Should we do that now before our commissioners who have ties to the rental business open the floodgates? Perhaps they'd be happy to do it if it competes with their golf cart rental money?

 

[Matt J]

I don't believe the BCC can regulate them beyond rentals.

 

[miznotebook]

If this helps any, the Walton County commissioners voted on Aug. 27 to approve an ordinance to extend the moratorium on rentals of micromobility devices and e-scooters to April 30, 2021: https://walton.civicweb.net/documen... .pdf?handle=0134E758C37547F1858D98E2259B52E4

 

[Will B]

Most dangerous thing I've seen on the path in a long time is kids on e-assist bikes running them wide open. Class 3 e-bikes will do 28mph with almost all the rest doing 20mph. That is way outside the safe speed range for the path which is exactly why the folks on their high dollar road bikes ride on the road. Kids don't give a s**t. I've seen many running flat out.