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JEBar

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given : by fed law, an Elio is a motorcycle ....

given : by the time EM has units for sale, most (if not all) states will have created an Autocycle category ....

given : there is no seat belt requirement for a motorcycle

in the copies of the Autocycle laws I've read and heard, I haven't seen any requirement that seat belts must be worn ....

question : is wearing seat belts required by law for the driver and passenger of an Elio ...
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In Nebraska, yes it is stated in the proposed law that the driver and passenger will have to wear belts. It may not directly state it as I did but I confirmed with the Senetor who is proposing it that that's the way it reads. If you would like to look at the bill is LB231 or I have it in one of my posts under Nebraska.
 

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In Nebraska, yes it is stated in the proposed law that the driver and passenger will have to wear belts. It may not directly state it as I did but I confirmed with the Senetor who is proposing it that that's the way it reads. If you would like to look at the bill is LB231 or I have it in one of my posts under Nebraska.

good to hear, that it makes sense ... with an autocycle having to follow some rules/laws/regs covering both automobile and motorcycle I got to wondering if seat belt use is in writing
 

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Honestly, whether it's a law or not, it's the smart thing to do. Plain and simple.

no argument there .... my first vehicle was a '65 Jeep CJ5 .... it didn't come with seat belts and at a time when nobody had seat belts, I installed them in that Jeep .... as to wearing them being mandated by law, for me that's a different story
 

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It's not a question as to whether we wear them or not . The real question is does Elio have to provide them ? The vehicle will already have airbags as standard equipment . Can Elio save a few more bucks omitting belts ?
 
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