Sailor Dog
Elio Addict
Alaska, Maine & NY state laws that are currently adverse to Elio with regard to helmet or motorcycle license endorsements will be superceded by federal autocycle legislation... worst (best?) case scenario. Expect NY will change motorcycle license endorsement requirement shortly. Only NY will contribute significantly to Elio sales of the 3.Gotta correct you on this. Can't let it stand. There seems to be a couple of things that you don't understand.
The states cannot nullify any federal requirement, but they still have unlimited freedom to add to the regulations...
As long as it doesn't nullify the federal requirements. There are states that already have an autocycle classification.
So we will still have your scenario where WA can still require a center fixture and Indiana can still require side by side seating...
Or anything else the states require in order for a vehicle to be considered a roadable autocycle in those states.
Except for the fact that EM will have gotten around the current federal MC headlight requirement...
Basically nothing will change except expensive posturing and window dressing.
Rubbish. It does nothing of the sort.
State endorsement and helmet laws don't (and still won't) have a thing to do with federal vehicle class designations.
So that blows a hole in a large part of the theory. Front wheel drive required to be an autocycle...
And you say "Maybe by design, maybe not?"
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