<div dir="ltr">Reading from <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-04-28/html/2011-10258.htm">http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-04-28/html/2011-10258.htm</a><div><br></div><div>> The FHWA's current definition of a motorcycle is two-fold: (1) <div>Motorcycles, and (2) motor bicycles and scooters. The specific language </div><div>for defining motorcycles, provided in FHWA's Guide, follows:</div><div><br></div><div>>Item I.E.2. Motorcycles: This item includes two-wheeled and three-</div><div>wheeled motorcycles. Sidecars are not regarded as separate </div><div>vehicles--a motorcycle and sidecar are reported as a single unit.</div><div>>Item I.E.3. Motor bicycles and scooters: Mopeds should be included </div><div>with motor-driven cycles (motor bicycles) in the States that require </div><div>their registration.</div><div><br></div><div>The article goes on to say that the laws vary greatly by state when defining what a moped is, so I suppose consumers of OSM routing restriction data would need to be cognizant of the local laws, just as the users of the roads in those states should be.</div><div><br></div><div>Laws that define a motor-driven cycle that list a max speed or engine displacement (CC) may or may not include Mofas.</div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps put a caveat that restrictions vary by local law?</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 4:32 AM Simon Poole <<a href="mailto:simon@poole.ch">simon@poole.ch</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Well ... the definitions are very fuzzy (this is just so that you
are aware that there is potential for conflict): mopeds* are in
general just low displacement motorcycles, historically with pedals
, but that is typically no longer a legal requirement. For example
there are scooters that fall in this class. Mofas on the other hand,
where the class exists, typically have a requirement for pedals
(adding pedelecs in to the mix just makes things more complicated so
leaving that away for now). <br>
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Obviously a moped without pedals is fairly dead when the motor isn't
running :-)<br>
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Simon<br>
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* just to confuse things in Germany it is colloquially quite common
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Simon
Poole <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:simon@poole.ch" target="_blank">simon@poole.ch</a>></span>
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I've changed the relevant tags to moped=no. Any opinion
on if mopeds would be included in "motor vehicles"? I
don't think I've ever seen a mofa in the states (I find
people on Vespas in the states already fairly brave) but
what about pedelecs and similar?</div>
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<div>A moped would qualify as both a motor vehicle and a
bicycle, which it is (and whether or not it can use
bicycle lanes and cycleways) is determined by whether or
not the motor is running. </div>
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