In Michigan unlicensed drivers can only use things on the road that have a top speed of no more than 25mph.
Steve
Even bicycles? (or e-bikes?)
Mike
In Michigan unlicensed drivers can only use things on the road that have a top speed of no more than 25mph.
For easy bike rides, I use local rail trail. It’s paved, pretty flat, and can get 25-30 miles in on a road bike, without being on roads. Lot of E-bikes on it. They sure are capable of 25mph+. I can do 20mph pedaling for a sustained time, and the E-bikes pass me like I’m standing still. And some of the riders look like they can barely balance them, so kind of a menace. These are supposed to be non-motorized rail trails, but I guess the fact that the tourists spend a lot of money supercedes them riding a powered bike on a no motor railtrail, lol.
Seems Michigan law has been updated, since the 70s. when I saw kids driving 20mph Solex Horse mopeds around.
Now, anything that is motorized, is a “motor vehicle”.
Requirements for a moped license are a bit more lax. A “moped” has an engine of less than 100cc, no transmission that requires shifting, and a top speed of 30mph. Anything that exceeds any of those metrics is a “motorcycle”.
https://www.michigan.gov/sos/all-services/moped-license
Steve