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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Ind. Law - Moped and scooter laws may be passed in 2012

WCSI Radio Columbus reported Sept. 22nd:

Representative Milo Smith testified before the Joint Study Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Solutions on Tuesday about the increasing number of scooters on Indiana roadways. Smith says that current laws have not kept up and that people are driving vehicles that could not have been imagined at the time those laws were written.

The Columbus Representative says that Indiana's laws have not kept pace with technological advances and that a "motorized bicycle" from decades ago is not the same as they are being characterized now. He specifically point at some mopeds who are technically classified "under 50 cc's" that run near 60 miles per hour.

Smith is championing a bill that would require financial responsibility and knowledge of the rules of the road for anyone who wants to take these vehicles onto public streets. He says that many people are getting around license suspensions and other legal issues by driving these scooters that are largely unregulated. Smith says currently, 37 states have laws on the books that regulate these types of scooters and who can drive them on public roads.

HB 1334-2011, assigned to the Joint Committee a study of issues related to the use of motorized bicycles and motor scooters.

[More] See also this earlier ILB entry, from Sept. 21st.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 27, 2011 01:25 PM
Posted to Indiana Law