Posted by www.eleccafe.com on October 6th, 2010
Before venturing outside for ride on your electric scooter, know the laws pertaining to scooters in your own state. Though federal laws prohibit the use of any motorized scooter on federally funded bicycle paths, even these restrictions cede authority to state and local regulations if it has been distinctly permitted. The laws applying to scooter driving vary greatly across state line and may even differ from city to city or county to county. For example, a helmet is required at all times to ride a motorized scooter in California, but no helmet is required at any time in Arizona; the minimum age to ride a motorized bicycle in Arkansas is just 10 years old but reaches as high as 18 inside the District of Columbia. (more…)