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Hope you scooter commuters are ready for this: http://www.mymcmedia.org/scooter-moped-law-change/ (http://www.mymcmedia.org/scooter-moped-law-change/) I suppose this will sweep the area pretty quickly...i.e. just as soon as DC and VA figure out that MD is making money on this.

so you wont be shaking your walking cane at those darn youngsters riding their mopeds on the campus sidewalks?!? :-*

-Drivers may ride side by side only if flow of traffic is unimpeded;
-Drivers must exercise due care when passing;
-Headsets covering both ears, or earplugs in both ears, are not permitted;
-Scooters or mopeds may not be operated on roadways with speed limits
greater than 50 mph;
-Scooters or mopeds may not be operated at more than 30 mph;
-Drivers may not operate on a roadway where there is a smooth paved bike lane or paved shoulder available, meaning they must use the bike lane or paved shoulder instead of the roadway;
-Drivers must obey the rules of the road applicable to all vehicles.
 

That crap makes no sense.....so in a 50 mph zone they can ride, but no faster than 30mph?  Sounds like impeding traffic at 20mph below the speed limit and a safety hazard.

The bike lane sentences make absolutely no sense at all. 

Seems like the laws makes it so a ticket can be given in almost any circumstance.

Hello, scooter tax!

So if you've got a manual transmission step through 50cc - then its not a scooter

"Maryland law defines a motor scooter as a non-pedal vehicle that has a seat for the operator; has two wheels, of which one is ten or more inches in diameter; has a step through chassis; has a motor with a rating of 2.7 brake horsepower or less, or a 50 cc engine or less; and is equipped with an automatic transmission."

Hmm they must use bike lanes when available - that'll make for some fun pregnant doging from the pedal power crowd.

And yeah could expect to see dc va follow suit. Can't see them pass up that cash