Sent the following to the Illinois DMV

[jamie7399]

Re bill SB0236

It has been sent to the governor

 

[Warner]

It has been sent to the governor

Thanks for the update!

Warner

 

[loquin]

...
It's true that Arizona, for instance, has recognized these as legitimate, road worhty vehicles...

Probably a better way to think of AZ law is that Arizona has defined MB's with motors 50cc or smaller as Bicycles, (not as a separate class of vehicle,) and all bicycle laws apply (and privileges) to them. They do specifically exclude motorized bicycles from any title/registration/insurance requirements.

 

[sparky]

Sorry, HybriDude... missed your post for a while.

OORRR.... we could go one step further and come up with all the states that haven't defined motorized bicycles, and then send each of their legislators a letter showing how awesome MBs are for everyone... and there only needs to be an age (16) and speed limit (25 MPH??).

If anybody has some time to spare... finding the threads where we tried to accomplish this task and adding to them would definitely be helpful to many on this site and would-be MBers as well.

Did anyone ever do as you suggested?

Of course not. We (as Americans) are too lazy to be activists. There are still grassroots activists around, aren't there?

 

[RMWdave]

BAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH HAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
*dave's throttle tearing across the baseball diamond during intermission to grab a hotdog and beer*

its not like where baja'n thru peoples back yards.....

...... i had to

 

[jamie7399]

hoping

any day now i hope it passes i looked today and still it says sent to governor, on June 5th. I have not had any issues with local cops they have seen me and watch me go on by. i live in East Alton Il

 

[jamie7399]

good news its now law

 

[Warner]

good news its now law

Good deal! Where can I look at the final (approved) version?

Warner

 

[Warner]

I found it.....

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-0125


Looks like it got "clipped" a little bit with the 1hp max - and 20mph was always in there, but that's a bit disappointing too. Nevertheless, I'll take it! We can always argue "nuances" with officer friendly if need be. My guess is they won't hassle us unless we are acting like idiots.

Warner

 

[Warner]

I just had a sobering thought...

I just had a sobering thought though.....this law doesn't protect us from any local ordinances that specifically outlaw them......


Warner