Originally Posted by
wheel
I totally understand the need for external power in the valley of the sun.
Electric is the only way to go with the current laws. Eletric =bicycle Gas = motorcycle
Good luck.
One thing I do is get a crappy 20 dollar bike and park it near the bus. Then finish off the last 4 of my 12 mile commute
Ummm,,,,, motorized bikes are
allowed in AZ.
And in what state does putting a motor on a bicycle make it a motorcycle?
Most states either simply prohibit or allow them, some prohibit gas while allowing electric, one or two require registration but none that I've heard of will promote a bicycle to any motor vehicle classification.
Motor vehicle classifications are defined by the
federal government--not state governments--and motorcycles have technical requirements that bicycles can't meet.
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(-It's my belief that any government that says that electric bicycles are allowed but gas-engined ones are not, simply doesn't want to deal with the problem of motorized bicycle use
at all, and so
restricts people to buying the least-practical of the two types-)
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