I was pulled over by a cop today. He was nice enough. Told me that ANYTHING that has a motor, even the electric scooter you get a small kid, is a motor vehicle. A motor-assisted bicycle does not qualify for registration. ANY vehicle that you can not register you CAN NOT operate on sidewalks, public streets or highways in NYS. That sucks. He let me go with a warning becouse I was polite, and he could tell I was trying to comply with what I needed to use it on the roads(head light, helmet, ect). How do we change this. I have always thought of NY as cool and some where I could live. But if they want to tell me I can't ride some thing I made, for fun, to save gas, and be more independent, then I am not so sure NY is for me.

What do I have to do so I can ride my bike that I put so much money, time and effort into. My bike is almost road wrothy for anywhere I would want to ride. As in 40mph and lower streets. Would it help if I tryed to sew the state? Could that do any thing to change there minds on this form of transportation?