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Bicycling

happyslug

(14,779 posts) Sun Jan 18, 2015, 01:48 PM Jan 2015

PA has now made it legal to operate a bicycle with electric assist.

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/li/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2014&sessInd=0&act=154

The change was adopted on October 22, 2014, effective 60s days later, December 21, 2014.

Thus a bicycle with a 20 inch or larger wheel can have an electric assist of no more then 750 watts installed AND not have to be licensed by the State.

Any operator of a bicycle with electric assist MUST BE OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE.

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PA has now made it legal to operate a bicycle with electric assist. (Original Post) happyslug Jan 2015 OP

pedal power to the people olddots Jan 2015 #1

olddots

(10,237 posts)

1. pedal power to the people

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Mon Jan 19, 2015, 02:44 PM

Jan 2015

the assist is a good thing but should remain assist not to be confused with motorized full time .

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