And that is why mopeds have exactly 49 cc of cylinder displacement.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ross, Arthur Sent: Tue 7/31/2007 17:29 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Bikies] Moped Parking (was UW West Campus biking) George Perkins asked <Does the state statute or UW regulation explain the difference between a moped and a small motorcycle?> Yes for state statutes, see below. I have thrown in the definitions of a bicycle and motor bicycle as well. CHAPTER 340, VEHICLES - GENERAL PROVISIONS 340.01 Words and phrases defined. In s. 23.33 and chs. 340 to 349 and 351, the following words and phrases have the designated meanings unless a different meaning is expressly provided or the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (5) "Bicycle" means every vehicle propelled by the feet acting upon pedals and having wheels any 2 of which are not less than 14 inches in diameter. (29m) "Moped" means any of the following motor vehicles capable of speeds of not more than 30 miles per hour with a 150?pound rider on a dry, level, hard surface with no wind, excluding a tractor, a power source as an integral part of the vehicle and a seat for the operator: (a) A bicycle?type vehicle with fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power and an engine certified by the manufacturer at not more than 130 cubic centimeters or an equivalent power unit. (b) A Type 1 motorcycle with an automatic transmission and an engine certified by the manufacturer at not more than 50 cubic centimeters or an equivalent power unit. (30) "Motor bicycle" means a bicycle to which a power unit not an integral part of the vehicle has been added to permit the vehicle to travel at a speed of not more than 30 miles per hour with a 150?pound rider on a dry, level, hard surface with no wind and having a seat for the operator. (32) "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle, excluding a tractor or an all?terrain vehicle, which is capable of speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour with a 150?pound rider on a dry, level, hard surface with no wind, with a power source as an integral part of the vehicle, and which meets the conditions under par. (a) or (b): (a) Type 1 is a motor vehicle which meets either of the following conditions: 1. Is designed and built with 2 wheels in tandem and a seat for the operator, and may be modified to have no more than 3 wheels by attaching a sidecar to one side of the wheels in tandem without changing the location of the power source. 2. Is designed and built to have no more than 3 wheels, seating for the operator and no more than 3 passengers, and does not have the operator area enclosed. (b) Type 2 is a motor vehicle designed and built to have at least 3 wheels in contact with the ground, a curb weight of less than 1,500 pounds, and a passenger and operator area with sides permanently enclosed with rigid construction and a top which may be convertible. Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 100 PO Box 2986 Madison, WI 53701-2986 608/266-6225
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