| Re: electric bikes on centuries
"Kristian M Zoerhoff" <kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 2007-01-31, OldGirl <oldgirl@rr.com> wrote:
>> A couple of clarifications:
>>
>> 1. There is a federal law that states that if a bicycle has an electric
>> motor and is limited to a top speed of 20 mph, it is a considered a
>> bicycle.
>> This preempts the state laws. Some states have a broader definition,
>> some
>> require pedals some don't. But in all 50 states an electric bike limited
>> to
>> 20 mph is a bike.
>
> Can you please cite? This conflicts with (at a minimum) Illinois state
> law, so
> I'm quite naturally curious about it.
>
Public Law 107-319, section 1, 116 Stat. 2776.
The Act defines the term ``low-speed electric bicycle'' as follows:
(b) for purposes of this section, the term ``low-speed electric
bicycle'' means a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable
pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 h.p.), whose
maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such
a motor while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less
than 20 mph.
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