VIDALIA, La. &045; The Town of Vidalia is considering options for regulation of motorized scooters to keep children who use them safe.

&uot;We’re starting to have some little problems,&uot; said Police Chief Billy Hammers. &uot;We’re trying to come up with a universal ordinance.&uot;

One of the problems, Hammers said, is the state does not have clear rules that govern the electric or gas-driven scooters.

&uot;We haven’t got a clear-cut statute,&uot; he said. &uot;The state police are looking into it, too.&uot;

Maureen Saunders told fellow aldermen last week she has received a number of calls from residents who want to know if they should buy scooters for their children for Christmas.

Several aldermen said they had heard complaints about scooters.

Vidalia Mayor Hyram Copeland suggested the city decide to ban the scooters on public streets.

&uot;When someone gets killed, we’re going to sit here and wish we had done this,&uot; he said.

Hammers said he wants to keep the children who use them safe.

&uot;State police don’t have anything that covers a motor-driven cycle,&uot; Hammers told aldermen. &uot;The whole state has a problem.

&uot;If they have mom or dad out there watching them, it’s OK. But if they commit an unsafe act, I’m going to make them park (the scooters).&uot;

Town attorney Jack McLemore said he would draw up an ordinance about the scooters to present at the next aldermen meeting.

The scooters are the only vehicle not covered by any existing ordinances, McLemore said. &uot;The law covers everything else I know,&uot; he said.