MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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equipped with an assisting motor.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 66 1/2 - Vehicle Laws

Section 1-104 [[and 1-150]], 1-150 and 6-101

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1970 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That Sections 1-104 [[and 1-150]],___1-150 and

6-101 of Article 66 1/2 - Vehicle Laws, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and 1975
Supplement) be and they are hereby repealed and
reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 66 1/2 - Vehicle Laws

1-104.

(a)    "Bicycle" means a vehicle [propelled
exclusively] THAT IS DESIGNED TO BE OPERATED by human
power [having] OR WITH ASSISTANCE OF A MOTOR THAT HAS A
CAPACITY OF LESS THAN 50 CUBIC CENTIMETERS PISTON
DISPLACEMENT OR RATED LESS THAN ONE BRAKE HORSEPOWER,
THAT HAS two or three wheels of which one is more than 14
inches in diameter, [having] THAT HAVE a rear drive, and
with wheel configuration as follows:

(1)    Two wheels—In tandem

(2)    Three wheels—Single front wheel with
two rear wheels on a horizontal axis perpendicular to the
longitudinal plane of the front wheel and spaced
equidistant from the front wheel centerline.

(b)    For the purposes of this article, a two or
three wheeled vehicle [propelled exclusively be] OPERATED
BY human power and not defined as a bicycle in subsection
(a) of this section shall be considered a "play vehicle."

1-150.

(A) "Motorcycle" means a TWO OR THREE WHEELED
motor vehicle [having a saddle for the use of the rider
and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in
contact with the ground, including a motor scooter and a
bicycle with motor attached, but excluding a tractor.]
WITH MOTIVE POWER HAVING A SINGULAR FRONT STEERING ROAD
WHEEL MOUNTED IN A FORK ASSEMBLY THAT PASSES THROUGH A
FRAME STEERING BEARING, AND TO WHICH IS ATTACHED A
HANDLEBAR OR OTHER DIRECTLY OPERATED STEERING DEVICE,
HAVING A SEAT THAT IS STRADDLED BY THE DRIVER, AND HAVING
NO ENCLOSURE OR PROVISION FOR AN ENCLOSURE FOR THE DRIVER
OR PASSENGER(S) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A WINDSHIELD OR
WINDSCREEN.