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Motor Vehicle Act
MOTOR ASSISTED CYCLE REGULATION
Motor
1 (1) A motor assisted cycle must have no
more than one motor for propulsion.
(2) The motor of a motor assisted cycle must
(a) be an electric motor,
(b) have a continuous power output rating of not
more than 500 watts, and
(c) not be capable of propelling the motor
assisted cycle at a speed greater than 32 km/hr on level ground.
Wheels
2 (1) The wheels of a motor assisted
cycle must be 350 mm or more in diameter.
(2) A motor assisted cycle must not have more
than 3 wheels in contact with the ground.
Motor
shut-off requirement
3 (1) A motor assisted cycle must be
equipped with a mechanism, separate from the accelerator controller,
that
(a) allows the driver to turn the motor on and
off from a normal seated position while operating the motor assisted
cycle, or
(b) prevents the motor from turning on or
engaging before the motor assisted cycle attains a speed of 3 km/hr.
(2) The motor of a motor assisted cycle must
turn off or disengage if
(a) the operator stops pedaling,
(b) an accelerator controller is released, or
(c) a brake is applied.
Generators
4 A motor assisted cycle must not be
equipped with a generator, alternator or similar device powered by a
combustion engine.
Brake
performance requirement
5 (1) A motor assisted cycle must be
equipped with brakes on all wheels or on each axle.
(2) The braking system must be capable of
bringing the motor assisted cycle, while being operated at a speed of
30 km/hr, to a full stop within 9 m from the point at which the brakes
were applied.
Drive system and
equipment securement
6 The motor drive system and all energy
storage devices of a motor assisted cycle must be secured to prevent
movement in any direction relative to the motor assisted cycle while the
motor assisted cycle is operating.
Electrical
terminals
7 All electrical terminals on a motor
assisted cycle must be completely insulated or covered.
NOTE: In addition to the above the requirements
the bicycles must be marked in accordance with the Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Act.
MOTOR VEHICLE
ACT-182.1-184 MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES
182.1 (1) A person who is under the age
of 16 years commits an offence if that person operates a motor assisted
cycle on a highway.
(2) A parent or guardian of a person under the
age of 16 years commits an offence if the parent or guardian authorizes
or knowingly permits the person to operate a motor assisted cycle on a
highway.
(3) The Insurance Corporation of British
Columbia may make regulations respecting motor assisted cycles
including, without limitation, regulations prescribing
(a) the criteria that must be met by a device in
order for it to qualify as a motor assisted cycle for the purposes of
this Act,
(b) the requirements that must be met in
relation to operators of, and equipment attached to, motor assisted
cycles, and
(c) restrictions on what may be attached to or
carried on a motor assisted cycle.
Rights and duties of operator of cycle
183 (1) In addition to the duties imposed
by this section, a person operating a cycle on a highway has the same
rights and duties as a driver of a vehicle.
(2) A person operating a cycle
(a) must not ride on a sidewalk unless
authorized by a bylaw made under section 124 or unless otherwise
directed by a sign,
(b) must not, for the purpose of crossing a
highway, ride on a crosswalk unless authorized to do so by a bylaw made
under section 124 or unless otherwise directed by a sign,
(c) must, subject to paragraph (a), ride as near
as practicable to the right side of the highway,
(d) must not ride abreast of another person
operating a cycle on the roadway,
(e) must keep at least one hand on the
handlebars,
(f) must not ride other than on or astride a
regular seat of the cycle,
(g) must not use the cycle to carry more persons
at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped, and
(h) must not ride a cycle on a highway where
signs prohibit their use.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) (c) requires a
person to ride a cycle on any part of a highway that is not paved.
(4) Despite section 165, a person operating a
cycle who intends to turn it to the left at an intersection where there
is more than one lane from which left turns are permitted must
(a) cause the cycle to approach the intersection
in the lane closest to the right side of the highway from which a left
turn is permitted,
(b) keep the cycle to the right of the line that
divides the lane referred to in paragraph (a) from the lane immediately
to the left of that lane,
(c) after entering the intersection, turn the
cycle to the left so that it will leave the intersection to the right of
the line referred to in paragraph (b), and
(d) when practicable, turn the cycle in the
portion of the intersection to the left of the centre of the
intersection.
(5) A person must not ride a cycle, skate board,
roller skates, in-line roller skates, sled, play vehicle or other
similar means of conveyance when it is attached by the arm and hand of
the rider or otherwise to a vehicle on a highway.
(6) A cycle operated on a highway between 1/2
hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise must have the following
equipment:
(a) a lighted lamp mounted on the front and
under normal atmospheric conditions capable of displaying a white light
visible at least 150 m in the direction the cycle is pointed;
(b) a red reflector of a make or design approved
by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia for the purposes of
this section;
(c) a lighted lamp, mounted and visible to the
rear, displaying a red light.
(7) Despite any other provision of this Act or
the regulations, a cycle may be equipped with a flashing red light that
is of a make or design approved by the Insurance Corporation of British
Columbia for the purposes of this section.
(8) A cycle operated on a highway must be
equipped with a brake that will enable the person operating the cycle to
make the braked wheels skid on dry, level and clean pavement.
(9) If an accident occurs by which a person or
property is injured, directly or indirectly, owing to the presence or
operation of a cycle on a highway or a sidewalk, the person in charge of
the cycle must
(a) remain at or immediately return to the scene
of the accident,
(b) render all possible assistance, and
(c) give to anyone sustaining loss or injury,
and to any peace officer who is present, his or her name and address and
the name and address of the owner of the cycle, and if the cycle has
been licensed and registered, the licence or registration number of the
cycle.
(10) If an accident involving the presence or
operation of a cycle on a highway or a sidewalk, either directly or
indirectly causes death or injury to a person or damage to property
causing aggregate damage apparently exceeding $100, the person in charge
of the cycle must immediately report the matter to a police officer or a
person designated by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia to
receive those reports, and must furnish information, including that
referred to in section 67 (8), respecting the accident as may be
required by the police officer or person designated.
(11) A report made under this section is without
prejudice and is for the information of the Provincial or municipal
police, and must not be open to public inspection.
(12) The fact the report has been made is
admissible in evidence solely to prove compliance with this section, and
the report is admissible in evidence on the prosecution of any person
for the offence of making a false statement in it.
(13) Despite subsections (11) and (12), a peace
officer may, when giving evidence in a proceeding, refer to a report
prepared by him or her under subsection (9) or (10) to refresh his or
her memory.
(14) A person must not operate a cycle
(a) on a highway without due care and attention
or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway,
or
(b) on a sidewalk without due care and attention
or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the
sidewalk.
(15) If a person is convicted of an offence
under this Act in respect of his or her riding or operating a cycle, the
court may, in addition to or in place of any penalty otherwise
prescribed, order the cycle seized, and on the expiry of that period the
person entitled to it may again have possession of the cycle.
(16) For the purpose of seizing and impounding a
cycle under an order made under subsection (15), a peace officer may
enter any place or building in which the cycle is located.
(17) A person operating a cycle on a highway
must signify
(a) a left turn by extending the person's left
hand and arm horizontally from the cycle,
(b) a right turn by doing either of the
following:
(i) extending the person's left hand and arm out
and upward from the cycle so that the upper and lower parts of the arm
are at right angles;
(ii) extending the person's right hand and arm
horizontally from the cycle, and
(c) a stop or decrease in speed by extending the
person's left hand and arm out and down from the cycle.
Bicycle safety helmets
184 (1) A person commits an offence if
that person operates or rides as a passenger on a cycle on a highway and
is not properly wearing a bicycle safety helmet that
(a) is designated as an approved bicycle safety
helmet under subsection (4) (a), or
(b) meets the standards and specifications
prescribed under subsection (4) (b).
(2) A parent or guardian of a person under the
age of 16 years commits an offence if the parent or guardian authorizes
or knowingly permits the person to operate or ride as a passenger on a
cycle on a highway if that person is not properly wearing a bicycle
safety helmet that
(a) is designated as an approved bicycle safety
helmet under subsection (4) (a), or
(b) meets the standards and specifications
prescribed under subsection (4) (b).
(3) A person who is convicted of an offence
under subsection (1) or (2) is liable to a fine of not more than $100.
(4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make
regulations as follows:
(a) designating a helmet as an approved bicycle
safety helmet for the purposes of this section;
(b) prescribing standards and specifications for
bicycle safety helmets.
(5) Regulations made under subsection (4) (b)
may adopt by reference, in whole or in part, standards or specifications
published by a national or international standards association, as
amended from time to time.
(6) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make
regulations as follows:
(a) providing for and requiring the
identification and marking of bicycle safety helmets;
(b) exempting any person or class of persons
from the requirements of this section and prescribing conditions for
those exemptions
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Western Canada by
Valuride Distributors
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