[Silly Little Cars] Motorcycle license not required - CVC 12804.9

[Dan Das Mann]

You must have a lot of time on your hands! Thanks for clarifying for the
team... but how do we fix sacramento. They have caused a great deal of
trouble.

On Jul 31, 2009 9:02 AM, "Simon Barber" <simon at superduper.net> wrote:

I wanted to confirm this and did some research - Google turned this up (I
read the California vehicle code - this is right):

The confusion begins with how the California Vehicle Code (CVC) defines a
motorcycle.  CVC Section 400 (a) reads, "a 'motorcycle' is any motor vehicle
having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider, designed to travel on not
more than THREE wheels in contact with the ground...".  Because this
definition of a motorcycle includes the wording "not more than THREE wheels"
most conclude that a M1 endorsement must be required.

If you dig further, CVC Section 12804.9 defines what vehicles can, and
cannot be operated with a Class C license.  This section specifically states
that the operation of  a TWO-WHEEL motorcycle or a TWO-WHEEL motor-driven
cycle" is prohibited under a Class C license thus requiring an M1
Endorsemement to operate these vehicles.  Because CVC Section 12804.9 DOES
NOT exclude a "THREE-WHEEL" motorcycle, it can be operated with a Class C
license.
The last piece of confirmation comes in the section describing the M1
Endorsement in which it states that an M1 endorsement is required to operate
"a TWO-WHEEL motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle."  It does not state an M1
Endorsement is required to operate a "THREE-WHEEL" motorcycle.

Simon*
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