Not Your Average Grandmother: Leading the Charge for Student Micromobility Safety

Beyond the Sidelines: A Boomer’s Grassroots Fight for Student E-Bike Education

WKMG News 6 / ClickOrlando

"Orange County woman pushes for ordinance to mandate e-bike safety course for students" (August 2025): You were featured in a broadcast and digital story by Community Correspondent Stephanie Rodriguez. The segment highlighted your push for mandatory student safety education after noticing the dangerous rise in distracted e-bike riding during your morning runs.
Key Quotes Featured: You successfully communicated the need for legislative action on air, stating: "We need to have one of the commissioners step up and sponsor it, get staff involved and do an ordinance". You also advocated for visual compliance markers, such as a certification sticker or ID for students' vehicles.
Additional Broadcast Mentions: You were also featured in WKMG segments in May 2025 regarding your initial school board petition, and again in February 2026 commenting on regulatory e-bike bills advancing in the Florida Legislature.

"HW resident creates campaign for mandatory e-bike education" (December 2025): Reporter Leticia Silva covered the launch of your grassroots petition demanding that Orange County officials implement a comprehensive moped and e-bike driver safety program.
"OCPS bans micromobility devices for all elementary, middle school students" (August 2026): Leticia Silva quoted you extensively regarding the school board's recent ban. You astutely pointed out that the campus ban does not solve the community infrastructure crisis, noting: "As soon as the kids get home from school, they're going to jump on their e-bike... It's a social thing for these kids, too". The article specifically highlighted your ongoing petition targeting the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.