Crime & Safety
Haverford's E-Scooter, E-Bike Helmet Ordinance Now In Effect
Those who violate the new helmet ordinance will be fined from here on out. See details of the ordinance online here.
HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, PA — Those who ride e-scooters and e-bike in Haverford Township without helmets will now be fined.
Haverford Township Ordinance P9-2025 was passed back in September.
The ordinance requires anyone under the age of 16 to wear a helmet when riding an e-bicycle or e-scooter. This also applies to anyone operating the e-bicycle, riding as a passenger, or riding in an attached restraining seat or trailer.
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And after a two-and-a-half-month warning period, violators are now on the hook for citations.
Effective Thursday, scofflaws will be issued $25 fines.
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The township moved to introduce the new ordinance after the death of 12-year-old Abigail Gillon.
She died after being struck by a vehicle on June 16 in Aston Township while she and her friend, Isabella Jones, rode an electric scooter together. Jones has recovered after being seriously hurt in the crash.
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