Hi Bruce,
Your quote from the CA CVC only contains the first half, for paragraph 406(a)
which talks about vehicles that can go 30 MPH and for which a Motorcycle
license is required.
The more typical e-Bike that goes no faster than 20 MPH falls under par 406(b)
and does not require a license, only a $18 one-time fee:
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A "motorized bicycle" or "moped" is:
A two or three-wheeled device, capable of no more than 30 mph on level
ground, and equipped with:
- Fully operative pedals for human propulsion.
- A motor producing less than two gross brake horsepower and an automatic
transmission.
- An electric motor, with or without pedals for human propulsion. (CVC
§406(a))
Driver must have a motorcycle license (M1 or M2).
A "motorized bicycle" is also defined as a vehicle with pedals and an
electric motor (not more than 1,000 watts) which cannot be driven at speeds of
more than 20 mph on level ground even if assisted by human power. (CVC §406(b)).
If you operate a motorized bicycle which meets the definition of CVC §406(b),
you:
- Must be 16 years of age or older.
- Must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet.
- Are exempt from the motor vehicle financial responsibility, driver license,
and moped plate requirements (CVC §12804.9).
A motorized bicycle is issued special license plates and identification
cards, which requires a one-time $18 fee. No renewal is required.
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Cor van de Water
Chief Scientist
Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com
Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info
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Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: NYPD busting & seizing escooters & ebicycles
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/exclusive-police-crackdown-illegal-scooters-article-1.2279900
EXCLUSIVE: Police begin crackdown on illegal scooters and electric bikes
BY Molly Crane-newman , Thomas Tracy July 3, 2015
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Riding a scooter can now result in a ticket and police seizing the vehicle.
If the scooter is used for a delivery, the restaurant owner or manager will
be slapped with a summons.
]
Buzz off!
The NYPD has begun a crackdown on illegal electric bikes and the restaurants
that use them, according to internal documents reviewed by the Daily News.
Cops have been given orders on how to issue tickets and seize the scooters
seen buzzing up and down city streets and sidewalks. The goal is to increase
"public safety by enforcing laws pertaining to the use of motorized
scooters/electric bikes," the NYPD documents show.
The electric bikes or e-bikes, which are powered by both pedals and small
electric motors, can't be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles,
police said, meaning they're illegal on city streets and sidewalks.
"Technically they can't be registered and they can't be considered bicycles
because they are not solely powered by human power," said a high-ranking
NYPD source. "It's a problem that we get a lot of complaints about. We try
to confiscate them as soon as we see them."
Police officers are being told to give environmental control board
violations for riding a motorized scooter in New York City - which comes
with a stiff $500 fine. If those operating the e-bikes are seen driving on
the sidewalks or ignoring traffic signals, they may face motor vehicle
operations as well, the orders state.
If a scooter is being used by a delivery person, cops are ordered to locate
the employee's restaurant and issue a summons to "the manager or owner of
(the) business who has knowledge of the employee's actions."
Some residents hailed the initiative, claiming that the electric bike riders
are out of control.
"They're always going the wrong way," said Mark Barbian, 58, of Park Slope,
Brooklyn. "We live on a one-way street and there's a couple restaurants up
on the corner, and when they deliver, they come up the wrong way quite
often. I don't want to hit them (with my car)."
Some restaurant owners were outraged by the initiative, claiming the
electric bikes are essential to their business.
"We will have to stop delivering," said Rahman Maksedur, 26, the manager of
the Kinara Indian Restaurant on Fifth Ave. in Park Slope. "(Without them) we
couldn't go too far away. We would go like five blocks or six blocks."
[© nydailynews.com]
% CA registers them as mopeds, but NY laws are archaic:
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/motorcycles/motorcycles
A "motorized bicycle" or "moped" is:
A two or three-wheeled device, capable of no more than 30 mph on level
ground, and equipped with: ...
- An electric motor, with or without pedals for human propulsion. (CVC
§406(a))
http://dmv.ny.gov/registration/motorized-devices-cannot-be-registered-new-york
Motorized devices that cannot be registered in New York ...
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