Sunday, June 18, 2006

So Arizona finally gets this right.
Yes I own a electric bicycle.

·Exempts a motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle from license tax.

·Exempts a motorized or gas powered bicycle or tricycle from laws relating to required equipment on motorcycles and motor-driven cycles.

·Exempts motorized electric or gas powered bicycles or tricycles from vehicle emissions inspections.

·Permits the operation of motorized electric or gas powered bicycles or tricycles without a driver license.

·Allows motorized electric or gas powered bicycles or tricycles to use the right-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles.

·Exempts motorized electric or gas powered bicycles or tricycles from vehicle insurance and financial requirements.

·Defines “motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle” as a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with a helper motor that has a maximum piston displacement of forty-eight cubic centimeters or less, that may also be self-propelled and that is operated at speeds of less than twenty miles per hour.

·Allows a local authority to regulate motorized electric or gas powered bicycles provided they do not enact ordinances requiring registration or licensing.

·Modifies the definition of "neighborhood electric vehicle" to conform to the federal definition to allow six passengers instead of four.

She signed this bill into law May 19th.