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July 17th, 2008 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

If I have a suspended license in CA, I ride an electric scooter with out a license?

I got suspended licenses from driving under the influence of alcohol. However, I must get to work. do need a license to ride electric bicycle, scooter or power cycle? this scooter is 600 watts and has pedels

Well, it's a little more complicated answer ... Yes you can, and no, you can not. Much depends on several factors. If you plan to use the scooter is a "sit-down" model with any kind of engine that could go above 15 mph then you need to do with the DMV license, and you need a Class M1 license. If the type of scooter, which normally use foot to drive (as a kind of my niece 8 years use), but has a small electric motor to assist in the climb No, you do not need a license. The same is true for electric cycle ... it is considered the primary means of exercise you will need license him as "street legal" and will have its own license. Bicycles with small electric motors (under 10 CC's) not considered different from the normal bicycles. Then there is the situation of powered wheelchairs, and those "hoverround" scooters old people use to circumvent - you do not need a license, but then again it is neither very fast. In general, if you have to ask yourself whether you need a license to operate a chance that you do something ... It should be self-evident what you need license to drive. And if there is a poster in which the license plate, then the answer should be obvious. You could always Segway ... Edit: 600 Watt scooter would be classified as "motor" vehicles ... can travel up to 25 km / h, and the electric motor is considered as the primary method of operation. You'd be fine using it to drive around, but if you try using it to commute long distances can get into trouble. One should not be cited for driving without a license (per se), but driving a vehicle without a license. Given that the motor vehicle can not be used on sidewalks or bicycle paths, and it can not go over 45 mph can not be used on roads or ...