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Old 07-11-14 | 05:24 PM
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sauerwald
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Originally Posted by Keith99
Wrong. Bikes are vehicles in California and in most states.

Vehicle =/= Motorvehicle.
California Vehicle Code, section 670, definition of a vehicle:

670. A "vehicle" is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

Section 231 defines a bicycle:

231. A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears, and having one or more wheels. Persons riding bicycles are subject to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and 21200.5.

So although in most states a bicycle is a vehicle, in California, it is a device.
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