Electric Scooter Questions

[Doheny]

LEOs:

Is it legal to ride an electric scooter in a bike lane? What about on a sidewalk?

Thx.

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[TRICKSTER]

Check out this link. It will help you determine what classification your scooter falls under and what laws apply.

http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/motors.html

[Cokebottle]

Check out this link. It will help you determine what classification your scooter falls under and what laws apply.
http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/motors.html

There ya go:
Motorized scooter

• Driver must be at least 16 years old.
• Effective 1/1/2005, a Class C driver's license or driver's permit is required.
• Effective 1/1/2005, a motorized scooter shall at all times be equipped with a muffler.
• Effective 1/1/2005, a person shall not modify the exhaust system of a motorized scooter in a manner that will amplify or increase the noise level emitted by the motor.
• Speed limit is 15 mph.
• Driver must wear a bicycle helmet
• Operation permitted on a bicycle path, trail or bikeway, unless there is a local ordinance prohibiting it.
• On the roadway with a posted speed limit of greater than 25 mph, driver must operate in Class II bicycle lane.
• On roads with a posted speed limit of 25 mph or less, riding in a bicycle lane is not required.
• Operator shall ride as close to the right curb as possible, except to pass or turn left

[Doheny]

Got it...thx.