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
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