Current news to KY autocycle laws
SB 73/LM (BR 76) - C. Embry Jr.
AN ACT relating to autocycles.
Amend KRS 186.010 to define "autocycle" and specify that it is a type of motorcycle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to outline the provisions for the operation of an autocycle on a highway; require autocycles to be titled and registered as motorcycles; amend KRS 186.480 to prohibit the use of an autocycle for road skills testing purposes; amend KRS 190.010 to allow used car dealers to sell autocycles received in trade; for reporting and statistical purposes, amend KRS 189.635 to require an autocycle to be listed in its own category on accident reports and not as a motorcycle or a motor vehicle.
AMENDMENTS
SB 73 (As Introduced)
SCS1/LM - Retain original provisions; specify that an autocycle be considered a motorcycle for registration purposes; make technical correction.
Dec 09, 2016 - Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
Jan 03, 2017 - introduced in Senate
Jan 07, 2017 - to Transportation (S)
Feb 08, 2017 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 09, 2017 - 2nd reading, to Rules
Feb 13, 2017 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 13, 2017; 3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (1); received in House
(19)"Autocycle" means any motor vehicle that: 16
(a) Is equipped with aseat that does not require the operator to straddle or sit 17 astride it; 18
(b) Is designed to travelon three (3) wheels in contact with the ground; 19
(c) Is designed tooperate at a speed that exceeds forty (40) miles per hour as 20 certified by the manufacturer; 21
(d) Allows the operatorand passenger to ride either side-by-side or in tandem 22 in a seating area that may be enclosed with aremovable or fixed top; 23
(e) Is equipped with athree (3) point safety belt system; 24
(f) May be equipped withmanufacturer-installed air bags or a roll cage; 25
(g) Isdesigned to be controlled with a steering wheel and pedals;