A friend here in Mass. tells me there is a sign on I-93, entering NH, saying "No Scooters." Is this true?
I have a BV 500, registered here as a motorcycle and have a motorcycle license. Is there a problem with me riding this on 93 in NH?
My conclusion from the NH definitions and laws (below) is that my scooter is *not* a moped and *not* a motor-driven cycle as it is a 39 hp machine. Therefore, it is a motorcycle and can be driven on any road in NH. Right?
Here are the relevant definitions and regulations:
259:63 Motorcycle. – ""Motorcycle'' shall mean every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding tractors and mopeds. The term shall also include 3-wheel scooters with enclosed cabs.
259:57 Moped. – ""Moped'' shall mean a motor-driven cycle whose speed attainable in one mile is 30 miles per hour or less which is equipped with a motor that produces 2 brake horse power or less; if an internal combustion engine is used, the piston displacement shall not exceed 50 cubic centimeters and the power-drive system shall not require the operator to shift gears.
259:65 Motor-driven Cycle. – ""Motor-driven cycle'' shall mean any motorcycle or motor scooter with a motor which produces not to exceed 5 horse-power, and any bicycle with motor attached, but not including mopeds.
265:119 Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Driving Motorcycles. – Every person driving a motorcycle shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this title, except as to provisions of this title which indicate otherwise and except as to those provisions of the title which by their nature can have no application.
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