WAUKEE, Iowa-- Electric-powered bikes and scooters are just about everywhere you go nowadays. In suburbs across the metro, they are becoming a growing source of frustration. In fact, Des Moines' Blank Children’s Hospital said they have seen a more than 1,000 percent increase in Emergency Room visits due to the devices in recent years.

“It’s a big concern in this area, especially,” said Justin Delhotal, who lives in Waukee. “I see a lot of kids that aren't wearing helmets. I see a lot of kids that are driving fast, just whipping down the road, across the road on these E-bikes.”

Delhotal said he has seen several bad accidents along South Warrior Lane, which stretches through his neighborhood. So many, he said, that he even reached out to the mayor.

“It’s not just when the children are on

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