Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB30%20SUB1.htm&yr=2014&sesstype=RS&i=30
Timestamp: 2018-01-20 00:17:44
Document Index: 136431551

Matched Legal Cases: ['§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17']

A BILL to amend and reenact §17B-1-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §17B-2-7b of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-1-69; and to amend and reenact §17C-15-44 of said code, all relating to autocycles; defining “autocycle”; creating an autocycle exemption from motorcycle examination, licensing and endorsement requirements; allowing a person with a valid driver's license to operate an autocycle; creating an autocycle exemption from helmet and certain other safety requirements; and deleting obsolete language regarding the motorcycle safety and education committee.
(i) Driver. -- Means any person who drives, operates or is in physical control of a motor vehicle, in any place open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic, or who is required to hold a driver’s license;
(j) Driver’s License. -- Means any permit or license issued by this state to a person which authorizes the person to drive a motor vehicle of a specific class or classes subject to any restriction or endorsement contained thereon;
(s) 9-1-1 system. -- “9-1-1 system” means an emergency telephone system or enhanced emergency telephone system as defined in section two, article six, chapter twenty-four of this code;
(t) Wireless communication device. -- “Wireless communication device” means a handheld device used to access a wireless telephone service or a text messaging device;
(u) Autocycle. -- “Autocycle” means an enclosed motorcycle that is equipped with safety belts, a roll bar, a windshield, wipers, a steering wheel, and equipment otherwise required on a motorcycle, and which has no more than three wheels in contact with the roadway at any one time.
§17B-2-7b. Separate examination and endorsement for a license valid for operation of motorcycle; exception for autocycles.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a person with a valid driver's license who is operating an autocycle is exempt from the motorcycle examination, licensing and endorsement requirements set forth in article two, chapter seventeen-b of this code.
“Autocycle” means an enclosed motorcycle that is equipped with safety belts, a roll bar, a windshield, wipers, a steering wheel, and equipment otherwise required on a motorcycle, and which has no more than three wheels in contact with the roadway at any one time.
§17C-15-44. Safety equipment and requirements for motorcyclists, motorcycles, motor-driven cycles and mopeds; exception for autocycles.
(b) No person shall operate or be a passenger on any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless the person is wearing safety, shatter-resistant eyeglasses (excluding contact lenses), or eyegoggles eye goggles or face shield that complies with the performance specifications established by the American National Standards Institute for Head, Eye and Respiratory Protection, Z 2.1. In addition, if any motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or moped is equipped with a windshield or windscreen, the windshield or windscreen shall be constructed of safety, shatter-resistant material that complies with the performance specifications established by Department of Transportation Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 and American National Standards Institute, Safety Glazing Materials for Glazing Motor Vehicles Operated on Land Highways, Standard Z 26.1.
(f) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a person with a valid driver's license who is operating an autocycle is exempt from the provisions of this section. There is hereby created a six member motorcycle safety and education committee consisting of: The superintendent of the State Police or a designee; the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or a designee; the director of the West Virginia safety council or a designee; a licensed motorcycle operator; an owner of a motorcycle dealership; and a supplier of aftermarket nonfranchised motorcycle supplies. The nongovernmental representatives shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall serve without compensation, and the terms shall be for three years, except that as to the members first appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two years and one shall be appointed for a term of three years. Members may be reappointed to the committee.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create an exemption for autocycles, which are enclosed three-wheel motorcycles that are equipped with safety belts, a roll bar, a windshield, wipers and a steering wheel. A person may operate an autocycle with a valid driver's license and is exempt from the motorcycle examination, licensing and endorsement requirements set forth in article two, chapter seventeen-b of this code. The bill would also exempt autocycles from helmet and certain other safety requirements set forth in §17C-15-44. The bill also strikes obsolete language.
§17C-1-69 is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.