A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize use of electric personal assistive mobility device on trails and pedestrian walkways constructed or maintained with Federal-aid highway funds.
Last action on Jun 17, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Order...
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Summary
Amends Federal highway provisions to make an exception to the prohibition against the use of motorized vehicles on bicycle trails and pedestrian walkways for an "electric personal assistive mobility device," when permitted by State or local regulations. (Defines such a device as a self-balancing, non-tandem-wheeled device that is designed to transport only one person with personal baggage, is powered solely by an electric propulsion system, and has a top speed of 20 miles per hour.)
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