Amendment #653 to H5150

Autocycle motor vehicle definition and operating requirements

Mr. Driscoll of Milton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

“SECTION XXXX. Section 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “auto home” the following definition:-

“Autocycle”, a three-wheel motor vehicle that has a steering wheel and seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride it.

Section 7 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting:

in line 149, after the word “motorcycle”, the words “or autocycle”;

in line 149, after the word “passenger”, the words “in an autocycle or”;

in line 153, after the word “motorcycle”, the words “or autocycle”; and

in line 154, after the words “on such”, the words “autocycle or”.

Section 8 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-

Any person possessing a valid class D operator’s license shall be permitted to operate an autocycle".