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segwayowner
04-02-2006, 11:06 PM
On Thursday I went to the Massachusetts state house-- I was there on other buisness-- but I brought a copy of a bill that was proposed that would require all segways/their owners to do the following and more:
-- Requirement of a Driver's License/Permit
-- Requirement that they ONLY be used on the streets
-- Requirement of brake and turning signals
-- Requirement that they stay below 20mph (easy)
-- Requirement of helmets (np)
THere were other stipulatons, but they were mostly absurd. I lobbied my congresswoman and state senator and they assured me that it would not be passed this year.
Thanks
DES



KSagal
04-02-2006, 11:50 PM
What bill was that? Can you give us the number so that we can lobby our local legislative representatives?
JohnM
04-03-2006, 01:58 AM
Senate 1863

House 2184 is more in sync with other state's EPAMD laws.
opti6600
04-03-2006, 09:51 AM
Good work! I'll see what I can do to help out from Worcester - I was quite surprised to find out that we still don't have EPAMD legislation in MA, but this is definitely not the direction I was hoping for when they did get around to it. For those of you more involved in this than us Florida transplants, what's been the sentiment up here regarding legislation/use? Are we looking at a NY-style problem, or is it just the usual mass confusion of our well-meaning but poorly-written legislators?
SegLegs
04-03-2006, 03:14 PM
Let me know if there is anything that we, Segway of Northern New England, can do to help! I am out of state but would love to help out!

MaryBeth
jkeegan
04-03-2006, 03:26 PM
The image of 100 Segway owners riding up to the State House through the Boston Common just flashed in front of my eyes. :)
segwayowner
04-03-2006, 08:09 PM
As I remember... there was a day like 4 or 5 years ago when a few people came with segs, and got reps and senators on-- to try segs... THere are a whole bunch of cool pictures... I have no idea where they are, and any more details....
Again, this was a long time ago, so things may be very different. I doubt these bills will be reconsitered this year, so all of this may go away. There will still be no legislation, and we can do whatever we want...
Thanks
DES