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Matthew Schroeder

Matthew Schroeder

Sergeant with the Leawood, Kansas Police Department and host of the city's official Leawood 360 podcast

Aug 12, 2026

9:58
You know, if you get a call about someone on one of these devices illegally, how do you approach that situation?
10:04
So when we get a call, it doesn't necessarily mean that we can just go stop the rider.
10:08
Uh, we have to have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to make contact with, with the rider of these vehicles.
10:12
So, uh, whether that's running a stop sign, not wearing your helmet, um, for minors, or, uh, any variety of things.
10:19
If, if, if we notice that the vehicle has pegs and not pedals, right, we're gonna...
10:23
We can stop and talk.
10:25
Uh, enforcement-wise, we've been doing a lot of warnings.
12:05
And, and what advice would you give parents, um, before they buy or allow their child to ride, um, an electric bike or, or scooter?

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