CHP releases list of new laws for vehicles, motorists for 2011 – Amador Ledger
Posted by: Auto Buff / Category: Motoring
Amador County now has its own provision in a state law paving the way to provide access to roadways for small electric cars, also known as Neighborhood Electric Vehicles.
AB584, sponsored by Assemblywoman Alyson Huber, was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Sept. 29, and allows Amador County the same flexibility in designing rules and routes for NEVs as currently allowed in Orange and Placer counties.
Amador Citizens for Transportation Options, a local nonprofit group, solicited Huber’s help almost two years ago to help make the desired changes to the existing vehicle code.
NEVs are low-speed vehicles that may be used on state highways under certain conditions. Cities and counties seeking to expand areas where the vehicles may be operated are required to prepare a report to the California Legislature, including a description of the NEV transportation plan, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the plan, and a recommendation as to whether the authorization to establish NEV transportation plans should be expanded statewide.
Additionally, discussions are encouraged between the Legislature, the California Department of Motor Vehicles, and the California Highway Patrol regarding the adoption of a new classification for licensing motorists who use NEVs.
Under the provisions of the new law, Amador County, Amador City, and the cities of Jackson and Sutter Creek, have until Jan. 1, 2015, to submit their initial reports, and must present their full NEV transportation plans by Jan. 1, 2016. NEV operators must also possess a California driver’s license and comply with established financial liability requirements.
Jan. 1 also ushers in a handful of other new laws for California’s motoring public.
A bill sponsored by Assemblyman Roger Niello lays out age-specific requirements drivers must fulfill to obtain a motorcycle instruction permit. Among new requirements for drivers younger than 21 years of age is the successful completion of a motorcycle safety course administered by the CHP.
New rules to combat a rising tide of motorcycle thefts makes it a misdemeanor to possess, give, or lend any device designed to bypass the factory-installed ignition of a motorcycle in order to start the engine without the manufacturer’s key. It will also be illegal to possess any motorcycle ignition or part of motorcycle ignition, with the intent to unlawfully take or drive, or to facilitate the unlawful taking or driving of a motorcycle, without the consent of the owner. Items of hardware, including bolt cutters, electrical tape, wire cutters, wire strippers, or Allen wrenches, with the intent to aid in the unlawful taking or driving of a motorcycle without the consent of the owner, is included in the new prohibitions.
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