John Painter
Elio Addict
A very nice letter, with unfortunate news for us in Maine. In my opinion legislation will be needed to reintroduce the "autocycle" category.
From: "Bellavance, Eric" <Eric.Bellavance@maine.gov>
Date: September 19, 2014 at 2:48:18 PM EDT
To: "'johnlpainter@me.com'" <johnlpainter@me.com>
Subject: Elio
From: "Bellavance, Eric" <Eric.Bellavance@maine.gov>
Date: September 19, 2014 at 2:48:18 PM EDT
To: "'johnlpainter@me.com'" <johnlpainter@me.com>
Subject: Elio
Dear Mr. Painter,
Your inquiry has been forwarded to me for response.
The vehicle could be operated on Maine roadways and would be registered as a motorcycle. Anyone desiring to operate the Elio must hold either a motorcycle restricted license, or a motorcycle endorsement on their regular driver's license. To obtain a motorcycle endorsement, a person must successfully complete a motorcycle rider education course.
The two courses offered in Maine to obtain permission for motorcycle operation are the Maine Motorcycle Safety Education Course (MMSEC) And the Basic Rider Course (BRC). MMSEC is an eight classroom only course. Upon successful completion, a person would be eligible for a motorcycle learner' s permit and would have to submit to a state administered road test. The BRC is a hands-on course. It consists of five hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of range instruction actually operating a motorcycle. Upon successful completion of this course, if a person holds a driver's license, they would be eligible for waiver of the motorcycle road test.
The Elio could not be used in a hands-on rider education course, nor used for road testing.
If you have additional questions, you may contact me directly by email or telephone.
Respectfully,
Eric
Eric Bellavance
Senior Section Manager
Driver License Control
29 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Tel. (207) 624-9095
Fax (207) 624-9155
Your inquiry has been forwarded to me for response.
The vehicle could be operated on Maine roadways and would be registered as a motorcycle. Anyone desiring to operate the Elio must hold either a motorcycle restricted license, or a motorcycle endorsement on their regular driver's license. To obtain a motorcycle endorsement, a person must successfully complete a motorcycle rider education course.
The two courses offered in Maine to obtain permission for motorcycle operation are the Maine Motorcycle Safety Education Course (MMSEC) And the Basic Rider Course (BRC). MMSEC is an eight classroom only course. Upon successful completion, a person would be eligible for a motorcycle learner' s permit and would have to submit to a state administered road test. The BRC is a hands-on course. It consists of five hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of range instruction actually operating a motorcycle. Upon successful completion of this course, if a person holds a driver's license, they would be eligible for waiver of the motorcycle road test.
The Elio could not be used in a hands-on rider education course, nor used for road testing.
If you have additional questions, you may contact me directly by email or telephone.
Respectfully,
Eric
Eric Bellavance
Senior Section Manager
Driver License Control
29 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Tel. (207) 624-9095
Fax (207) 624-9155