Also worthy of note- If the scooter is one of those "stand up" types without a seat, it is legally classed as a powered skateboard. In Phoenix, at least, they are legal to ride only during daylight hours. Victor Odhner wrote: > Ditto on the helmet. And as a (pedal-type) biker, I'd > suggest you review your route and see if you could take it > largely through residential neighborhoods. > > The law is there for a purpose, and it's largely > against you I'm sure. You're not licensed for > the street (though there might be an exemption for > low power or low speed), and officially the sidewalk > is not even for bicycles. > > Near large streets you need to use the sidewalks, and > this is likely to be technically illegal, but it's done > all the time so I'd expect they would not hassle you > if you were *very* careful to defer to pedestrians. > > In residential neighborhoods, again, you might need > to pull aside if traffic gets thick, so keep your > ears open, but that's definitely not a place to ride > on the sidewalk - even with a human-powered bike - > unless it's totally wide open visibility. > > I rode one of those electric scooters just once. > About 12 mph, I felt I had *no* control. > > Anyway, good luck, > > Vic > > P.S. - One mile? You don't need no stinkin' motor. > That's pure cake. > > Bart Garst wrote: > >> Call crime stop and ask them what is legal and what is not. >> >> If you aren't comfortable with that you can look through the Arizona >> Revised >> Statutes yourself: >> http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp >> >> Bart >> >> Oh yeah, and wear a helmet ;-) >> >> >>> Sorry for being off topic but I don't know where else to ask. I >>> bought one of those electric scooters today because I live about >>> 1 mile from my job, too far to walk and not far enough to drive >>> and I want to make sure I am not breaking the law so I googled to >>> find the local laws to make sure I am not breaking them (Should I >>> ride on the street or sidewalk etc) and I had no luck. Can >>> someone point me in the right direction of where I can find this >>> info on the net? I live in Phoenix and work in Tempe so this >>> makes it a little tougher. Anyone who can help can email me off >>> list and if anyone feels this is too far OT I will stop this >>> thread with a quickness. >>> >>> TIA >>> Frank >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Lee Einer Dos Manos Jewelry http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss