I once saw one Amish kid on a horse pulling another one on a pair of inline skates; Amish road surfing I guess. Probably not as hazardous, being in daylight and all.
As of yesterday, here in Virginia, scooters have to have a license plate and riders must have a DOT approved helmet on when operating the machine. Bike shops make a killing last weekend on helmet sales and the state collected a great deal of revenue, too.
I can certainly understand the frustration brought on by those operating scooters improperly. They can be a real PITA and often downright dangerous. What I don't understand is this: If they can suddenly start enforcing new laws regarding scooters, why were they not enforcing the existing laws which would have eliminated the need for the new ones? If someone is drunk or driving improperly, it is just as illegal on a scooter as it is in a car regardless of whether or not there is a license, registration or insurance required.
I bought a nice scooter a long time ago so I could have a cheap alternate form of transportation that costs me nothing to just sit there if I'm not using it (no plates, registration or insurance). I've got nearly 10K miles on that little thing without ever being a part of the problems most people complain about. Now, because they failed to enforce existing laws, I am subject to penalties from new laws even though I was never a part of the problem. Sound familiar?
I am choosing to ignore these new laws requiring registration of my scooter (The new law still doesn't require insurance). I will continue to use it with common sense as I always have. From there I will just have to see how it goes. If I end up being hassled about it too much, I will have to decide then what to do about it. I don't yet know what that decision will be other than I know I won't be paying for registration.
If you would have gotten your motorcycle endorsement in 1980( when it started), you only had to pass the written test, and as long as you keep it current, never have to take the riding test.I get your point and agree. You are not the problem.
With out new laws the butt heads that write them would become irrelevant.
I started riding at age 9. Harley topper. Look it up.
When they passed a law that a test was required to ride (legally) I Poo-Poo the idea as I am not one of the idiots driving into parked cars. That attitude changed when my nice shiny Harley went away on a hook due to my lack of certification.
If you would have gotten your motorcycle endorsement in 1980( when it started), you only had to pass the written test, and as long as you keep it current, never have to take the riding test.
Yesterday my wife saw someone handcuffed and taken away outside her office. The guy had been on a scooter. While heading to dinner we saw a scooter hanging from the strap of a tow truck as the officer and tow guy tried to secure it. Towing a scooter was a funny sight.
Did I miss an anti-scooter law starting July 1?
where did this happen? In the hood, the joke is there is really only one scooter... Everyone just steals it from each other. Also any scooter stop yeilds either warrants or drugs. They're more popular than ice cream trucks as narcotics delivery systems.
The new scooter laws don't go into effect until Jan 1 2015
I get your point and agree. You are not the problem.
With out new laws the butt heads that write them would become irrelevant.
I started riding at age 9. Harley topper. Look it up.
When they passed a law that a test was required to ride (legally) I Poo-Poo the idea as I am not one of the idiots driving into parked cars. That attitude changed when my nice shiny Harley went away on a hook due to my lack of certification.