CONGRATS SAVANNAH!!! At least you are doing something good rather then destructive!!! You should be an inspiration to more kids!!! Good Luck with your business!!!

I am more concerned for HER safety. I hope she has taken some self-defense classes and carry a whistle to attract attention, if needed.

This is probably the same ordinance that prevents skateboarding on sidewalks. Good for her....standing up for her rights, bad for us that walk these same sidewalks. I believe along with sidewalks you need areas for bikes, scooters, skateboards. Her riding down the sidewalk is the same as those bike riders that hog the road. They all think we should watch out for them. I wish her good luck and hope that she thinks of others when riding down the sidewalk/street.

Hmmmm....nice end to the story, but one question here. With one hand on the scooter handle, and one foot for acceleration, just how much cargo can the kid carry ? Some of you supporters here come up with a way for her to increase capacity.

Here's an idea for all of you "government is always wrong" nay-sayers (especially spiritwarriorwoman and kevin4unc): Before you blindly stood up on your soapbox to criticize the government, did you stop to think that maybe, just maybe, that ordinance was written for safety purposes in the first place and that it was also written before this particular instance came to be? Of course you didn't! Don't get me wrong, I believe this girl is doing something good and I applaud her and her parents for going about seeking change in the right way. She had a problem with an ordinance, went to the city council and got it changed. Bravo! Here's a news flash for you: the government wasn't trying to keep her down any more than riding a scooter on a sidewalk is a civil right. It's called enforcing the laws, which are written for everyone's benefit and safety in the first place. Get the big picture before you pull out the soapbox.