5482 AMH HUDG H3115.1

SB 5482  - H AMD493
     By Representative Hudgins

WITHDRAWN 04/09/2009

     On page 2, at the beginning of line 3, insert "(1)"

     On page 2, beginning on line 4, after "driver" strike all material through "excludes" on line 11, and insert "rides astride the motor unit or power train and is designed to be steered with a handle bar, but excluding"

     On page 2, line 13, after "bicycle," insert "an enclosed three-wheeled passenger vehicle,"

     On page 2, after line 17, insert the following:
     "(2) For the purposes of this section, "enclosed three-wheeled passenger vehicle" means a vehicle that has three wheels in contact with the ground, an enclosed passenger seating area, a steering wheel utilized to maneuver the vehicle, and a motor unit or power train that is either in front or behind the driver, and is manufactured at a minimum of one hundred vehicles annually."

     On page 2, after line 28, insert the following:

"Sec. 4   RCW 46.20.500 and 2003 c 353 s 9, 2003 c 141 s 7, and 2003 c 41 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) No person may drive either a two-wheeled or a three-wheeled motorcycle, or a motor-driven cycle unless such person has a valid driver's license specially endorsed by the director to enable the holder to drive such vehicles.
     (2) However, a person sixteen years of age or older, holding a valid driver's license of any class issued by the state of the person's residence, may operate a moped without taking any special examination for the operation of a moped.
     (3) No driver's license is required for operation of an electric-assisted bicycle if the operator is at least sixteen years of age. Persons under sixteen years of age may not operate an electric-assisted bicycle.
     (4) No driver's license is required to operate an electric personal assistive mobility device or a power wheelchair.
     (5) No driver's license is required to operate a motorized foot scooter. Motorized foot scooters may not be operated at any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise without reflectors of a type approved by the state patrol.
     (6) A person holding a valid driver's license may operate an enclosed three-wheeled passenger vehicle without a motorcycle endorsement."

     Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct the title.

EFFECT:  Establishes a definition for a three-wheeled passenger vehicle. A person holding a valid driver's license may operate an enclosed three-wheeled passenger vehicle without a motorcycle endorsement.

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