Perhaps this is as simple as mass change HPV -> HPD, and NHPV -> NHPDnote there’s a misspelling BICYLE. Fine. City Hall, 31 E. 5th St., Tempe, AZ 85281 P: (480)350-4311 Contact Us Sitemap Public Notice of Fee and Tax Changes Jobs Sign up for Email News Website Created by Vision - Where Communities & Government Meet Class 3 ebike motors are designed to stop assisting at 28mph but are legal to ride on all Tempe streets including those without bike lanes and including those with speed limits above (well above, unfortunately) 28mph. If preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.A PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE, ELECTRIC BICYCLE, OR NON HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE ON A ROADWAY AT LESS THAN THE NORMAL SPEED OF TRAFFIC…The ‘any’, as appears in ARS and mentioned above remains missing. Looking for more information about Arizona renters rights? “too narrow for a bicycle and another bicycle” which of course almost never occurs. 7-52. in the Tempe Proposal:Proposal from the 11/3/2016 Work Study Session (I haven’t compared it to the ordinance that ultimately passes);DIRECTION: Respectfully request that Council approve and forward the attached ordinance to the next available Regular Council Meeting for public hearing and vote.
If the top (assisted) speed is only 20, is that really an issue?If it’s going to go into the final ordinance, at least make a disclaimer to the effect that a violation of this section cannot be used to establish liability. Hopefully Phoenix will not follow Tempe’s bad example.It’s extremely difficult to follow the markup because large chunks of Chapter 7 were moved wholesale into Chapter 19; this makes even pre-existing code appear as new (shows up as ALL CAPS in the mark-up) even though it’s not actually new. Cross railroad tracks at a 90-degree angle. Some of these are possible drafting errors (like apparently dropping the narrow-lane exception! Here is what you need to know. ‘VEHCLE’ and ‘BICYLE’I don’t have this clear in my mind, but if an HPV has to follow bicycle rules; that would mean that, e.g. Tempe, AZ . It should fit snugly, with the chin strap fastened. Wrong way riding is dangerous and against the law.There are new rules for operating bikes and scooters in Tempe. When purchasing a helmet, make sure it is approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or the Snell Institute. Do not turn left from the right lane. — he is going to “cross” other streets, and not in a crosswalk, nor should he.— end of commentary on the 6/6 update.#1 – A couple of places, the new language says “MPH”, and everywhere else it says “miles per hour”. Bikes, e-bikes and scooters are allowed on the sidewalk when there are no bikes lanes available and the speed limit is greater than 25 mph. I’m still having a hard time processing this subsection but it’s NOT a mandatory BL law.There’s also one hanging reference to the phrase LMV; it’s in the def’n of NHPV.In sum, existing Chapter 7 Bicycles (and Ebikes) was entirely eliminated and combined with Chapter 19, which covered motor vehicles and Pedestrians. (regarding this request, staff said “Adding ‘any of’ is not necessary as the 19-214(H)(3) ends with ‘or’ making it clear that any one of the conditions would be sufficient and not all of the conditions need to be met.” — Elizabeth Higgins email to Jeff C 7/28)Light motorized vehicle : All gas or electric powered, two- or three-wheeled vehicles with a gross weight of less than one hundred twenty (120) pounds and a maximum speed of thirty-five (35) miles per hour that are not an electric bicycle or an electric personal assistance mobility device.This avoids the discrepancies between ARS and Tempe language; as outlined above — normal vs. lawful; missing ‘any’; missing ‘within the lane’; etc.So then who or what is a “human powered vehicle” and “human powered vehicle operator”, exactly who is the intended target of this section? Studies continue to show that riding on the sidewalk increases a bicyclist’s risk of being involved in a motor vehicle crash. In concert with the mission of Bike Law, Ben represents cyclists injured in bicycle accidents, at the police station, with insurance companies, and in the courts. People will try to interpret this to mean all four conditions must exist for the exception to apply. In fact, the def’n of Def’n of ‘Owner’ and ‘Operator’ seem wrong in that they are limited to referring to the owner of an MPV when it seems to used far more generally.1.