ARTICLE 5. Operation of Motorized Scooters [21220. - 21235.]
Article 5 added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 722, Sec. 5.
§§ 21220–21235 · 13 sections
- § 21220 (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) This state has severe traffic congestion and air pollution problems, particularly in its…
- § 21220.5 For the purposes of this article, a motorized scooter is defined in Section 407.5.
- § 21221 Every person operating a motorized scooter upon a highway has all the rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this…
- § 21221.5 Notwithstanding Section 21221, it is unlawful for any person to operate a motorized scooter upon a highway while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage…
- § 21223 (a) Every motorized scooter operated upon any highway during darkness shall be equipped with the following: (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a lamp…
- § 21224 (a) A person operating a motorized scooter is not subject to the provisions of this code relating to financial responsibility, registration, and license plate…
- § 21225 This article does not prevent a local authority, by ordinance, from regulating the registration of motorized scooters and the parking and operation of…
- § 21226 (a) A person shall not sell or offer for sale a motorized scooter that produces a maximum noise level exceeding 80 dbA at a distance of 50 feet from the…
- § 21227 (a) A motorized scooter shall comply with one of the following: (1) Operate in a manner so that the electric motor is disengaged or ceases to function when the…
- § 21228 Any person operating a motorized scooter upon a highway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time shall ride…
- § 21229 (a) Whenever a class II bicycle lane has been established on a roadway, any person operating a motorized scooter upon the roadway shall ride within the bicycle…
- § 21230 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motorized scooter may be operated on a bicycle path or trail or bikeway, unless the local authority or the…
- § 21235 The operator of a motorized scooter shall not do any of the following: (a) Operate a motorized scooter unless it is equipped with a brake that will enable the…