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Disabled Can Now Ride Scooters On Roads (CBS/AP) TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Legislation allowing disabled people to ride motorized scooters on public roads has been signed into law. The measures were inspired by a 15-year-old with muscular dystrophy who was stopped by police while riding an electric scooter in 2005. A law passed that year banned scooters vehicles on public roads. Matthew Tempe of Hamburg and his parents fought to change the law so the teen could get around legally on his scooter. Under the new law, a disabled person wishing to ride a motorized scooter on a public road must get a handicapped identification sticker from the Motor Vehicle Commission. Insurance will also be required. Some members of the Multiple Sclerosis Society's Greater Delaware chapter say the law imposes new requirements only on disabled people and is therefore discriminatory. Matthew's mom, Jeannette Tempe, said the family learned that they can change a law -- but it takes a long time and energy to keep on top of the proceedings.
