Well, there's a couple things going on there, Ron.
1st is the lawyer.
A member of the bar is an officer of the court, and beholden to them.
YOUR best interest is not HIS.
He is bound to uphold any law that comes down the pike.
We the People have every right to protest any little thing they do which we may not like, for ANY reason.
20mph...blah blah blah... that's ridiculous!
There's a lot of folks around here, in my part of sunny Kalifornia who can easily exceed that, and do so, on a regular basis, and for long stretches!
Yet they are not unsafe, when doing so...
THAT might be a problem, for concern.
No one should do things that are hazardous and possibly endanger others.
Travelling, is not of itself, dangerous.
And a bicycle certainly is not! lol
On a sidewalk, with lots of pedestrians... well, that's not a good idea...
On a vacant sidewalk, at a slow speed? Well, why not?
As long as there are not doors opening and people walking out, there should be no cause for alarm.
Or action by enforcement personnel.
As you get deeper into this matter you will learn all kinds of interesting things... like, The Law doesn't deal with trivial matters.
The Law isn't petty, or superficial.
It doesn't trifle with minor inconsistencies.
To do so would lead people to scoff at The Law, and that would indeed be a bad thing.
This matter at hand deals with the right of an individual to travel about on his own personal and private business.
We could not exist, if we were not free to travel about, as we find necessary.
Simple things... to the market, to the doctor, etc....
or to work.
And that's a biggie...
To keep our Union strong, individuals MUST be able to travel freely, from wherever they are, to wherever work may be.
So says the Courts.
And in their travels, they MUST know what to expect, from one state, to the next.
SO, the local statutes and ordinances must be at least similar, in all states.
If they were not, OUR Union would be weakened!
Therefore, if one state has no licensing requirements for these little motor assisted bicycles, the others must also be the same.
But you need to notify the court you shall introduce law/statutes/ordinances of contiguous states of the Union, in order to bring those matters up.
Good luck to you!
rc
..generally, they will squash you like a bug in the street for threatening their tax scam...
IMO, the People of our country would be well served by inexpensive personal transport! A motor assisted bicycle is perfect for many tasks!