Low-speed electric bicycle law

[mustangman]

 I am sorry to say HI suffers from the same problems with drugs as the rest of the country, maybe even more because of the transient nature of people (some tourist come to "party" on the Islands) 

[myelectricbike]

In the following revision below I've broken the table into four parts: operator, equipment, usage and records so that the verbal exceptions provided in the text can be included. Each table is reorganized according to the method of optimal classification. I had to guess at some of the data for the motorcycle so please tell me if there is anything wrong that you find.

operator (Arrest if DUI)	helmet	read implied consent
motorcycle	yes dot	yes
pocket bike mini motorcycle	yes dot	yes
moped	yes dot	yes
electric scooter gas scooter	yes bike	yes
electric assisted bike	yes bike	no
bicycle	under 16	no
skateboard   skate scooter	under 16	no
roller   in line skates	under 16	no
electric personal assistive mobility device	no	no

equipment	max capable speed	maximum power   watts	lights	maximum cc	clutch and shift
motorcycle	100 mph	10000	yes at night	300	yes
moped	30 mph	1428	yes	50	no
electric scooter gas scooter	24 mph	1000	yes at night	35.01	no
pocket bike mini motorcycle	24+mph	na	yes	na	no
electric assisted bike	20 mph	750	yes at night	na	no
electric personal assistive mobility device	15 mph	na	yes at night	na	no
bicycle	na	na	yes at night	na	no
skateboard   skate scooter	na	na	no	na	no
roller   in line skates	na	na	no	na	no

usage	max allowed speed	passenger	ride on sidewalk	ride on bike path lane	ride in crosswalk	ride on highway with speed limit greater than 35 mph	ride on private property only	off road only	unsafe manner
motorcycle	100 mph	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	na
moped	30 mph	no	no	human power only	no	yes	no	no	na
electric assisted bike	20 mph	restricted	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	na
electric personal assistive mobility device	15 mph	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes
electric scooter gas scooter	15 mph	no	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	na
bicycle	na	restricted	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	na
skateboard   skate scooter	na	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	na
roller   in line skates	na	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	na
pocket bike mini motorcycle	0 mph	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	na

records	min. age	dws	insurance	license	registration	motorcycle endorsement
motorcycle	18	tow	yes	yes	yes	yes
pocket bike mini motorcycle	16	tow	yes	yes	yes	no
moped	16	tow	yes	yes	yes	no
electric scooter gas scooter	16	tow	no	no	no	no
electric personal assistive mobility device	16	no	no	no	no	no
electric assisted bike	16	no	no	no	no	no
bicycle	na	no	no	no	no	no
skateboard   skate scooter	na	no	no	no	no	no
roller   in line skates	na	no	no	no	no	no

[mustangman]

 I wonder if someone in Oregon has been charge with speeding in an electric wheelchair? Some electric chairs cane go over 15mph on flat ground.

[myelectricbike]

Well I know a company planning to come out with a whole line of hub motors based on a keyed hollow hub so that they can be used for everything from wheelchairs to recumbent to wind turbines to carts. The diameters are a bit larger than the current Golden but correspondingly thinner and are designed to fit in each voltage class from 12 to 96 volts. With such a wide range of options it would not be unheard of to see a wheelchair capable of 20 MPH since Sedgeways have been clocked at over 15. I'd want to be sure I had on my helmet and other DOT protective gear.

[mustangman]

Under the chart you posted, a wheel chair is a personal assistive device and is limited to 15 mph, so in theory a person could recieve a citation for speeding in a wheelchair or a Sedgeway. 

[myelectricbike]

Actually the reference may not be intended to include wheelchairs although wheelchairs may in fact have a limit of 15 MPH. I know that in the hospital I go to they have speed limit signs for wheelchairs but I have not yet looked or seen an official wheel chair capability speed limit. In fact I am saving the look for the time when I have the parts to build one and if there is no limit then I'll be sure to try and make it do 30 MPH.  For now though I prefer to fantasize than to be disappointed.   

[mustangman]

When I worked at a wheelchair factory, a protype kit came in that would convert one of our chairs to a power chair. Since our wheel chair weighed only 26 lbs before the conversion, that little thing would go about 25 mph++ on a full charge. From a rolling start, you could barely keep up running at full speed just to keep even with that darn thing. As a matter of fact, if you started in high speed and were not careful at take off, it would pop a wheelie and would not recover. Thank goodness for wheelie bars or I would have went over backwards!!!

[myelectricbike]

Would it burn rubber and how much did it weigh with the batteries?

[mustangman]

 It coundn't exactly burn rubber with solid tires, but it would leave a mark on the floor like a bad scuff mark.total weight with the kit was
about 78 lbs plus rider weight. The nice thing was that the battery pack came off , so one person could lift the chair up and put it in the back of a truck or car. with relative ease. Like I stated earlier, it had 2 speeds, 1 granny speed for around the house and 1 "street" speed for haulin around town. When Medicare changed the rules on what they would pay for lightweight wheelchairs, the company folded.

[Dalecv]

About a year ago Oregon revised it's laws governing two wheeled vehicles to what is currently listed in the previous post I made. People with suspended drivers licenses were running around on gas engine skate boards, pocket mini motorcycles, and electric scooters. There were stores opening up selling electric scooters and advertising  that no license or insurance required for those with DUII license suspensions. Apparently our lawmakers didn't want our walking drunks to find a better way to get around and tightened up the laws.

Notice that you can be arrested for a DUII if your are on property accessible to the public (this includes private property) on all of the wheeled vehicles including roller/inline skates. We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself now would we?

I bet those racing wheel chairs exceed 15 MPH, but of course pedal bikes also exceed 20 MPH. When I want to get somewhere quicker I can change my speed limiter and travel at 29 MPH, but I would never do that. I have never sped, jay walked, or spit on the sidewalk.

[myelectricbike]

And its a good thing too with the success of the gender revolution which will lead to only one gender. You don't want to get arrested by one of those gals who knows how to turn a 20 ft stump into a 15 ft wooden bear using only a chain saw. 

[mustangman]

 On the opening days when school is back in session, lots of local police step up their inforcement of the 25 mph school zone speed limit around local area schools. When they posted the stats from citations issued during the crackdown, 2 were issued to bicyclist for speeding in school zones!!