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Saturday, June 11, 2016

Hoverboards banned

It’s official. Hoverboards are no longer welcome on the Boardwalk.

The Ocean City Council on Monday passed an emergency ordinance that amends the city code’s definition of “electronic personal assistive mobility devices” (EPAMDs) to explicitly ban the device.

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration created the definition for electronically powered vehicles with two wheels that travel up to 15 miles per hour. City officials use that definition in the code to allow Segways on the Boardwalk from 11 a.m. until 2 a.m. on any day from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

That loose definition allowed Hoverboards on the Boardwalk, which the council considers a pedestrian walkway, during those same hours. While the council voted to prohibit the devices in January, visitors were seen riding them over the weekend.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

How about banning thug pants being lower than there butts ?

Anonymous said...

Don't the cops ride Segways there? Will they have to give them up?

Anonymous said...

Cops are above the law.
Their jobs are to keep the rest of us in line.