ill have to do some research but im pretty sure they actually are technically not allowed. my goal is not to argue that they are allowed as i think id lose, but to argue that i shouldnt be given points on my license
for instance: anyone of any age can buy a boosted board in nyc. and if someone without a license bought one and got pulled over like i did then they would have gotten less of a punishment because they dont have a drivers license
so basically what that cop is saying is if you are legally allowed to drive, then your punishment for riding an electric skateboard in nyc will be more severe. i feel like theres got to be some sort of legal term for how thats not fair…
yeah im not going to try to say that they are (or should be) allowed to be ridden in NYC, im just saying its not fair to give me points on my license. that shit makes your car insurance go higher, more likely to get your license suspended and other bad stuff
In SF there are companies that rent electric bikes and scooters to public. The scooters have been a problem because people leave them everywhere in the sidewalk. I’ve used the e-bikes pedal assisted and had fun. I’ve also Esk8 in SF.
I’d argue against the entire ticket.
That the law clearly defines all vehicles but electric skateboards and the closest classification is it is legal consider it can be assisted just like a pedal assist bicycle… Kind of…haha but I would still not plead guilty because the law does not specifically call out 4 wheeled assisted powered personal transportation device.
If there is any nothing classifying the board as a vehicle or not then how can you break a law that does not Exist…???
i actually fart out of excitement all the time when i ride my board…electric skateboarding for me is actually worse for the environment than driving a car