Bettendorf is joining other Quad City area towns that either have or are working on an ordinance prohibiting riding in the back of pick-up trucks. The Bettendorf city council passed the first reading of the ordinance.City administrator Decker Ploehn says a state law is needed.The issue has drawn a lot of attention since a Davenport boy riding in the back of a pickup was killed in an accident last summer.
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