jamie7399
New Member
yeah ur right but my local cops here in east alton has pass me on, last week i was at a stop light with one and he ask how i was
It's a good day in Illinois! Or, at least, January 1 will be.
I suppose local ordinances could be written against these bikes. But I'm willing to bet that most localities won't bother.
Print off the law, carry it with you.
Possibly, try to head off any issues by sending an email to the town councils involved, with a link to the new law, asking them to adjust their ordinances to match the new state law.
There is no grey area or fine line here, your Gigabyke Groove is a Low Speed Electric Bicycle (or E-Bike) plain and simple. It is not a Scooter or a Moped and it is not a Motor Vehicle, regardless of whether you don't have to pedal away from a dead stop.Here's my problem. I just purchased a gigabyke groove scooter/ ebike. It is an electric scooter with pedals that can only go up to 20MPH. The Illinois law mentions ALL scooters and mopeds with pedals require a license and registration . However also mentions 20 to 30 MPH. My Ebike that looks like a scooter only goes up to 20 MPH but I'm concerned about what they would classify my vehicle as because it is both. I suppose my concern is really about police thinking I need plates when in fact I may not because it technically is considered an electric bicycle by only going 20MPH. There's that fine line of legality between the two I have no real answers on.