They're Closing In By kz1000st (Read 1,140 times)

[kz1000st]

Another State clamping down on 50cc scooters. One day you'll need a motorcycle license to ride a three horse demon.

www.14news.com/story/24622546/indiana-house-passes-scooter-regulation-bill

[markwb]

Fingers crossed here in Connecticut. Surprised they haven't jumped on the license and registration bandwagon yet.

[davec]

Yes, and Bs
Registration I have no problem with
Anyone sharing the road should be licenced and insured, I feel.
But the excuse of too many stolen scoots and this will help find em, a BS excuse.
EDIT: REVENUE!!!!!!

[beebo]

The last line of that article points to a more likely motivation--$70K

[Alleyoop]

Everyone that drives on the roads should have a registered ride and insurance period. As for whatever it brings to the state is peanuts. Now if it was a little town 70K would mean a lot. Also this will get the young 90mph hunched over the handlebars off the streets as well as the DUIs that had their Privileges taken away.
Alleyoop

[cyborg]

Keep voting in the left,,,did anyone notice the "liberals" are the most restrictive and intolerant besides me??? tax and spend baby,,,,socialism works great as long as you don't run out of somebody elses money,,,just sayin

[Alleyoop]

I did not notice any Liberals just some with common sense. For those that may not know Driving is a Privilege in the U.S.A.
Alleyoop

[jct842]

drunkcycles !!!
I believe if you are going to drive on the streets....its license and ins. And those with out a license can not have ins., most all the policies I have looked at say some thing about licensed drivers only. And registration would help stem theft. Seems most all scooters stolen are 50s and almost impossible to trace them even if the cops know its been swiped not much to prove who really owns it.

[cyborg]

Sorry i didn't mean to go political,,i do believe they should have insurance just in case of an accident,,,not so sure about a license for something so small and slow,,it's just another revenue stream to be tapped,,,

[cyborg]

I never looked at it from that point of view,,,i don't drink or use drugs myself ,,and don't think that way,,and didn't realize people with dui convictions can use them to skirt the loss of license,,,the only thing i know is you don't need a license for a moped (a real moped with pedals)and if you get caught going over 25 or thirty it's a major fine,,,you do need to transfer the bike in your name at purchase with a small fee for that but no yearly tag fees,,,not sure about scooters,but if memory serves i think you have to have yearly tags on them no matter the size

[cyborg]

sorry again for my idiotic outburst,,,,,,i should carry salt and mustard around at all times to season my shoes so when i put my foot in my mouth it'll taste better,,,my apologies

[mike6736]

Cyborg... too much information! Lol... mustard on the foot and in the mouth, well, I guess that is better than a foot up the Luke...

Magoo - I ah bad boy...

[Deleted]

thats like it is here in mi. gotta have a drivers license or a 'moped' license to ride one here. i got a drivers license but no cycle endorsement because its not required. all you gotta do here is register it and get a sticker. hope that doesnt change anytime soon. nice not needing the endorsement.

[davec]

the 50cc's limited to 35.
But all the 50cc riders here want a bbk to go 50
so, get a lic, get ins, and register it

[malevelina]

Here in AZ, we have to have a drier's license and insurance to ride a moped and an MC license and insurance for anything 40cc and over. We have 2 classes of MC licensing...a J license for 49cc to 150 cc and an M license for all bikes over 150cc. I think, pretty much like everyone else, the rider/driver should have a license and insurance if they're going to ride on the streets. It protects everyone if there's an accident.