| | | Laws and Legislation Share you knowledge of the laws pertaining to your state on motorized bicycling in this forum | Pulled Over! Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Laws and Legislation forum. I guess they don't need to anymore they already have both laws passed. Seriously though I thought it was ...  | | 
05-20-2008, 04:43 PM
|  | Master Motorized Bicycle Builder | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: north carolina
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| | Re: Pulled Over! I guess they don't need to anymore they already have both laws passed. Seriously though I thought it was more since obama and clinton are always screaming about the insurance companies being such a big lobby.
Also both those laws were tied to federal highway funds., We ain't tellin you what laws to pass but pass those or we cut off your highway funds. I do remember that threat. | 
05-20-2008, 06:05 PM
|  | Master Motorized Bicycle Builder | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
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| | Re: Pulled Over! Ahhhhhhmmmm. Ya owe me a roll of cheap paper towels as I just sprayed
the carpet, the dog, the laptop, the printer the cell phone with icy cold Budwiser. The way I see it, The kind officers were just protecting the valium
powered old ladys and others from the likes of us. Be Kind to these poor soles
that want to protect us from ourselves. Do something kind, bake them some | 
05-20-2008, 06:08 PM
|  | Master Motorized Bicycle Builder | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Posts: 290
| | Re: Pulled Over! Ahhhhhhmmmm. Ya owe me a roll of cheap paper towels as I just sprayed
the carpet, the dog, the laptop, the printer the cell phone with icy cold Budwiser. The way I see it, The kind officers were just protecting the valium
powered old ladys and others from the likes of us. Be Kind to these poor soles
that want to protect us from ourselves. Do something kind, bake them some
brownies. (the exlax is on aisle 3)  After all they are much smarter than we'll ever be    | 
05-20-2008, 06:43 PM
|  | Custom Builder / Dealer | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Venice Beach, CA.
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| | Re: Pulled Over! I'm of the belief that if we keep letting "them" tell us that we have to wear helmets and seatbelts because it's safer...
There will come a day when we are all forced to wear full padded body suits and flashing lights on our "walking helmets" just to leave the house!!!!
& things like motorcycles & bicycles will be outlawed because they are veiwed by the general public as "unsafe"! 
(I'm very serious!) 
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05-20-2008, 09:16 PM
|  | Master Motorized Bicycle Builder | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: north carolina
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| | Re: Pulled Over! Did you ever see the cartoon of the osha cowboy. He was inside a roll cage on top of his horse. | 
05-29-2008, 08:22 PM
| | Motorized Bicycle Apprentice | | Join Date: May 2008
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| | Re: Pulled Over! I have ridden my bike for 4 years on and off in all kinds of places. When I lived in Fort Lauderdale the Police never bothered to even look at me whizzing by. When I moved to Melbourne, I regularly cut through the Police Department going to the Post Office or to get a newspaper. They don't say a peep either, even when I ride right by them.
My friend sold a new bike and motor to some guy in Palm Beach and he got stopped and ticketed the first day, I don't know the charge and that would make a big difference. He could have been doing anything, riding through a crowded park, on the boardwalk,..etc,...who knows.
So I knew that under Florida Law, the definintions of a Motor Vehicle exclude a Moped. Moped has it's own definition. It says it must fit the following: not more that 3 wheels, less than 2 brake horse power, have a seat for the rider, no clutching once the engine is engaged, no gear changing, can be pedaled, less than 50cc if an internal combustion engine is used, can't exceed 30MPH on flat ground, and that's it. So, that fits the criteria for my bike to a Tee. I believe these bikes can be registered (at least in Florida) because they fit the statute exactly. | 
06-28-2008, 08:10 PM
| | Motorized Bicycle Apprentice | | Join Date: Jun 2008
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| | Re: Pulled Over! as far as insurance...get a operators policy if offered in your area and everything you drive is insured... | 
06-29-2008, 08:02 AM
|  | HS Math Teacher | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: arkansas
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| | Re: Pulled Over! i'd only be worried about the helmet laws and licencing law...here in arkansas there is no helmet law, but i where one anyway.
i don't need the bike licenced, but i have a motorcycle licence from years ago...
I say keep riding, most cops are morons who pretend to know all the laws | 
06-29-2008, 06:12 PM
|  | ADMINISTRATOR | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
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| | Re: Pulled Over! i wear a helmet not only because i hate pain lol but also it makes you look responsible and less chance of being harassed. i got pulled over once and the officer just wanted to look at my bike. his parting comment was "good on you weiring a helmet" to ad to this i wear a bicycle hemet the type that breaths and i hardly know its thier | 
06-30-2008, 09:31 PM
| | Senior Motorized Bicycle Builder | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 69
| | Re: Pulled Over! My helmet keeps the sun outta my eyes, plus it makes me look more repsonsible...as mentioned by cruiser.
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