NY State scooter law By kepps1280 (Read 847 times)

[kepps1280]

Browsing the forum and seeing scooter laws in other states, I thought I would share New York's tough law. All scooters must have a plate shown, be insured, helmets worn and headlights on. Now the interesting part. 3 classes of scooters-A,B, and C. A class are ones that can go 30-40 mph. B class are 20-30 mph. C class are 0-20 mph. B and C class. B and C class must be ridden along side the curb, and A can be ridden in traffic. I bought a BMS Patriot 150 in the spring and when I registered it I had it classified as a motorcycle. I was told any 2 wheel vehicle in NY has to be registered as such. If I was stopped going over 40 with a scooter registration, it would be impounded along with me being ticketed for driving out of class. A benefit though, was when I took my road test, I received an unrestricted motorcycle license, instead of a scooter/motorcycle license. Our road tests are not negotiating cones. They are on the streets, and require left and right circles, and figure 8s. Many fail because they don' watch for oncoming traffic. Forgot to mention, B and C class don't require motorcycle license

[bobf]

I have a 250cc MC-54-250 Rocketa imported Chinese built scooter. Also titled as a motorcycle by Colorado. I expect that when I finally get it transfered to Arizona it will still be called a motorcycle. It has plates, insurance, I need a helmet in Colorado but optional in Arizona. I need a helmet for my own protection as my skull has been damaged by a surgeon when he took my head apart to be able do dig out a brain tumor. Five years ago for that and doing fine today but I am afraid to kiss the pavement without a helmet on first.

To me the entire scooter industry is a bit confused. Much of the stuff is called as mopeds. Mopeds are like a bike, they have pedals and you can ride them like a bike or turn on the motor that will help you go or even run the bike for you. There are mopeds around but they certainly don't look like or run like these scooters. I like to call them a step through motorcycle.

That is my rant about these overpowered devices some call mopeds. How in the heck would anyone pedal one of these machines home if the motor or drive fails?
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[Bashan]

Wow, three classes Kepps1280? I bet the cops hate sorting that out on a stop. Down here in 'Bama we have just one class.....motorcycles. No matter how many ccs it's a motorcycle. There's not a test down here except a written but I think a riding test would keep some of the bozos off of the street. Sounds like we're two extremes on the DMV spectrum.

[kz1000st]

It gets better. If it's an under 30, Class B, Inspection is recommended, not required. Here's another irony about NY. The insurance costs are unequal. I pay as much per year for the 50cc Cub Clone as I do for the 250 CF Moto. Of course the 250 Honda Rebel costs twice as much since it's a big, bad motorcycle.

[kepps1280]

So far , in the Rochester, NY area, law enforcement hasn't been strict. However, in my town if one is stopped for whatever reason, and is ticketed for out of class, the scooter is impounded. Around here they use a flat bed to impound and the scooter is laid down. No care is excercised.