New Search
<br /> ~1r <br /> D cember 2, 200 <br /> i <br /> C~NTACT: Ci dy Clarke, Transportation Options Coordinator, 682-5285 <br /> Di ne Bishop, Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordiantor, 682-5471 <br /> 'F m Public Infor ation Section, 682-5523 <br /> F~R IMMEDIAT RELEASE <br /> i <br /> LEGALLY RIDING MOTOR-ASSISTED SCOOTERS <br /> ith parents con idering appropriate gifts for their children this <br /> u coming holiday season, the City would like to remind potential <br /> r <br /> b yers of the law regarding motor-assisted scooters. Laws <br /> r arding motoriz d scooters are as follows: <br /> 1. Rider must b at least 16 nears old and must wear a helmet n <br /> 2. CANNOT be idden faster than 15 m.p.h. h I~ <br /> 3. CANNOT be idden on sidewalks or park paths <br /> y~ 4. Can be ridde on streets with speed limits of 25 or less, or in <br /> bicycle lanes <br /> 5a Must yield to nd give warning to pedestrians <br /> 6 Must use ligh s at night <br /> I general, obse a rules of the road for bicycles. <br /> I an effort to be roactive regarding the potential for issues surrounding use of motorized scooters, the City <br /> h s put together n informational card regarding the laws in Oregon for motor-assisted scooters. The cards <br /> a e available at ost bicycle retail outlets, the Eugene Public Library and the City Manager's Office in City <br /> H II. For more d tailed information, see the Oregon Revised Statutes, chapters 801, 803, 807, 811, 814, <br /> a d 815 (www.le .state.or.us/ors). The City's administrative rules governing parks also apply. <br /> les for person I assistive mobility devices (one model is called the Segway) become law January 1, <br /> 2 04. Their rule are slightly different from motor-assisted scooters. An informational card is also available <br /> f rthese devices <br /> F I: Contact Dia a Bishop, Bicycle & Pe strian Coordinator: 682-5471 or Cindy Clarke, Transportation <br /> ptions Coordin tor: 682-5285. <br /> . . <br /> <br />