awakenmust
Hi, i'm 16 and I really wish I could transport myself places that are further than walking distance, aka not 3 hours away on foot.
I really want a motorcycle but I can't wear the gear everywhere I go. Helmet & leather jacket i'm fine with as I already wear a leather jacket all the time and there's a super cool iron maiden helmet I want but I can't wear leather pants and boots everytime I want to go somewhere. I found a moped that looks exactly like a motorcycle and it seemed perfect but I don't know if it will work.
The issue with a moped (tomos streetmate) is the DMV website for california says I can only go 20 mph which is too slow. I don't understand why I can't go 30mph, I don't plan on riding it in front of cars as you would with a motorcycle i'd just ride it in bikelanes or whatever route is bike safe according to google maps. The tomos streetmate looks more like a motorcycle than a moped so perhaps I could get away with riding it 30mph but motorcycles aren't even allowed on bike lanes I think.
I can already drive a car really well but I don't have my lisence and I can't afford a car and i'm super picky when choosing one (I loooove 80's cars but you know it's well not the 80's it's 2012 so finding one wouldn't be easy)
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I think you might be confused. The Streetmate goes 30mph and is classed as a moped (406a) and you need an M1 or M2 license. The electric motorized bicycle (406b) can only go up to 20mph, and you do not need a license. By the way, you don't have to wear leather pants and boots. Just not shorts and flip-flops. If you ride NEAR the bike lane, (allowing cars room to pass) you can ride safely on a small bike without causing too much of a clog. Clogs are dangerous as cars will be jerks to get ahead.
From the DMV website...
A "motorized bicycle" or "moped" is:
A two or three-wheeled device, capable of no more than 30 mph on level ground, and equipped with:
â Fully operative pedals for human propulsion.
â A motor producing less than two gross brake horsepower and an automatic transmission.
â An electric motor, with or without pedals for human propulsion. (CVC §406(a))
Driver must have a motorcycle license (M1 or M2).
A âmotorized bicycleâ is also defined as a vehicle with pedals and an electric motor (not more than 1,000 watts) which cannot be driven at speeds of more than 20 mph on level ground even if assisted by human power. (CVC §406(b)).
If you operate a motorized bicycle which meets the definition of CVC §406(b), you:
â Must be 16 years of age or older.
â Must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet.
â Are exempt from the motor vehicle financial responsibility, driver license, and moped plate requirements (CVC §12804.9).
I think you might be confused. The Streetmate goes 30mph and is classed as a moped (406a) and you need an M1 or M2 license. The electric motorized bicycle (406b) can only go up to 20mph, and you do not need a license. By the way, you don't have to wear leather pants and boots. Just not shorts and flip-flops. If you ride NEAR the bike lane, (allowing cars room to pass) you can ride safely on a small bike without causing too much of a clog. Clogs are dangerous as cars will be jerks to get ahead.
From the DMV website...
A "motorized bicycle" or "moped" is:
A two or three-wheeled device, capable of no more than 30 mph on level ground, and equipped with:
â Fully operative pedals for human propulsion.
â A motor producing less than two gross brake horsepower and an automatic transmission.
â An electric motor, with or without pedals for human propulsion. (CVC §406(a))
Driver must have a motorcycle license (M1 or M2).
A âmotorized bicycleâ is also defined as a vehicle with pedals and an electric motor (not more than 1,000 watts) which cannot be driven at speeds of more than 20 mph on level ground even if assisted by human power. (CVC §406(b)).
If you operate a motorized bicycle which meets the definition of CVC §406(b), you:
â Must be 16 years of age or older.
â Must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet.
â Are exempt from the motor vehicle financial responsibility, driver license, and moped plate requirements (CVC §12804.9).
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The reverse of "guilt by association", being "credit by association".
Kissing babies
all 57 States,
corpsemen,
perhaps he should "chicken-wing" throw another baseball so we could see what a puzzy he is, again?
Notice how few-no pictures of him taking a full golf-swing are ever shown?
One full look, and it would be revealed he's a "hack" at that as well.
Love the pictures of him on a bicycle, rigid, wearing his puzzy helmet. Appears as any 6 year old attempting a solo-flight without training wheels.
His efforts to "fit-in" (be one of the boys) have provided proof he never has been or will be.
The reverse of "guilt by association", being "credit by association".
Kissing babies
all 57 States,
corpsemen,
perhaps he should "chicken-wing" throw another baseball so we could see what a puzzy he is, again?
Notice how few-no pictures of him taking a full golf-swing are ever shown?
One full look, and it would be revealed he's a "hack" at that as well.
Love the pictures of him on a bicycle, rigid, wearing his puzzy helmet. Appears as any 6 year old attempting a solo-flight without training wheels.
His efforts to "fit-in" (be one of the boys) have provided proof he never has been or will be.
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