E-Bikes

13-year-old Colton Remsburg was tragically killed in Lake Nona while riding his e-scooter to buy flowers for Mother’s Day.

He wasn’t wearing a helmet and pulled out in front of a truck.

This heartbreak is happening far too often

— and Volusia County cannot wait for Tallahassee to solve it.

As a candidate for Volusia County Council, District 5 (serving Debary, Deltona, and all of Volusia County),

I will push our County Council to pass a strong local ordinance now — before the 2026-27 school year.

Here’s what strong leadership looks like:

• Establish a countywide speed limit for e-scooters and e-bikes

• Issue citations for reckless riding — wrong-way, speeding, clogging sidewalks

• Hold parents accountable: warning first, then fines on repeat offenses by their children

• Allow Sheriff Mike Chitwood’s deputies to impound dangerously modified or unsafe devices

Sheriff Chitwood and law enforcement need these tools.

With thousands of students riding these high-speed devices to school, kids 10-14 making up a huge share of ER visits, and scooters clocked at extreme speeds.

— talk is no longer enough.

State update from Tallahassee: The Legislature passed CS/SB 382 (companion HB 243), which adds sidewalk rules (10 mph near pedestrians), requires yielding to pedestrians on shared paths, improves crash data collection, and creates a Micromobility Device Safety Task Force (report due October 1, 2026).

The bill is now law — but local counties like Volusia still have the authority and responsibility to go further with stronger safety measures.

When elected to the Volusia County Council, I will immediately work with my colleagues to draft and pass a comprehensive county ordinance that protects our kids, pedestrians, and drivers while supporting responsible micromobility use.

Parents who buy these powerful devices must share in the responsibility when their children ride recklessly.

Our children’s safety cannot wait.

What do you think

Should the Volusia County Council pass parent accountability measures and stronger e-scooter/e-bike rules now

Comment below and share this post.

J. David Sosa,

candidate for Volusia County Council, District 5.

Visit: www.DavidSosa4VolusiaCounty.com

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Posted on 23 May 2026, 15:04 - Category: SB 180 and HB 1730.