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HOUSE BILL 2567
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives Haugen, Jones and Orr
Read first time 01/22/92. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to high-performance super cycles; and amending RCW 46.20.500, 46.20.510, and 46.20.515.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 46.20.500 and 1982 c 77 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
No
person may drive a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle unless such person has a
valid driver's license specially endorsed by the ((director)) department
to enable the holder to drive such vehicles, nor may a person drive a
motorcycle of a type or of a larger engine displacement than that
authorized by such special endorsement or by an instruction permit for such
category((: PROVIDED, That)). However, any 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.
Sec. 2. RCW 46.20.510 and 1989 c 337 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
There shall be ((three)) four categories for the special
motorcycle endorsement of a driver's license. Category one shall be for
motorcycles or motor-driven cycles having an engine displacement of one hundred
fifty cubic centimeters or less. Category two shall be for motorcycles having
an engine displacement of five hundred cubic centimeters or less. Category
three shall include categories one and two, and shall be for motorcycles having
an engine displacement of five hundred one cubic centimeters or more. Category
four includes categories one, two, and three, and is for high-performance super
cycles as defined by rule of the department.
(2)
The department may issue a motorcyclist's instruction permit to an individual
who wishes to learn to ride a motorcycle or obtain an endorsement of ((a
larger)) another endorsement category for a period not to exceed
ninety days. This motorcyclist's instruction permit may be renewed for an additional
ninety days. The ((director)) department shall collect a two
dollar and fifty cent fee for the motorcyclist's instruction permit or renewal,
and the fee shall be deposited in the motorcycle safety education account of
the highway safety fund. This permit and a valid driver's license with current
endorsement, if any, shall be carried when operating a motorcycle. An
individual with a motorcyclist's instruction permit may not carry passengers,
may not operate a motorcycle during the hours of darkness or on a
fully-controlled, limited-access facility, and shall be under the direct visual
supervision of a person with a motorcycle endorsement of the appropriate
category and at least five years' riding experience.
Sec. 3. RCW 46.20.515 and 1982 c 77 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
The motorcycle endorsement examination for each type or displacement category shall emphasize maneuvers necessary for on-street operation, including emergency braking and turning as may be required to avoid an impending collision.