Mopeds and motorized scooters — Massachusetts Permit Test

A moped may not be driven faster than 25 mph.

The machine can reach thirty and the law stops you at twenty-five. The limit is about what a moped can stop from, not what it can do.

You must follow these rules when driving a moped: • Do not drive faster than 25 mph.

A moped's maximum speed must be thirty miles per hour or lower, and its cylinder capacity fifty cubic centimeters or lower.

Those two figures are what make a machine a moped rather than a motorcycle, and a motorcycle needs a Class M license.

A moped (also known as a motorized bicycle) is a pedal bicycle with a helper motor, or a non-pedal bicycle with a motor. Its maximum speed must be thirty (30) miles per hour (mph) or lower. Its cylinder capacity must be fifty (50) cubic centimeters or lower.

You must have a valid driver's license of any class, or a learner's permit, to drive a moped.

It is a motor vehicle on a public road, so somebody licensed has to be driving it. A bicycle license does not exist.

You must have a valid driver's license (any class) or learner's permit to drive a moped.

Moped drivers and passengers must wear helmets that meet or exceed the US DOT standard.

The helmet rule does not get easier because the machine is slower. Twenty-five miles an hour into a curb is still a head injury.

Drivers and passengers must wear helmets that meet or exceed the US DOT standard.

A moped may not be ridden on off-street recreational paths, though bicycle lanes along roads may be used.

A motor on a walking path is a hazard to everyone on it. The bike lane beside the road is a road, which is different.

You must follow these rules when driving a moped: • Do not drive faster than 25 mph. • Do not ride on limited-access or express state highways with signs saying that bicycles are not allowed. • Use the correct electronic and hand signals before stopping or turning. • Do not ride on off-street recreational paths (you can use bicycle lanes along roads).

A motorized scooter may not be driven faster than 20 mph.

The scooter limit sits below the moped limit, which is the kind of detail an exam asks about because the two look alike.

You must follow these rules when driving a motorized scooter: • Do not drive faster than 20 mph.

A motorized scooter must always stay to the right side of the road, even when passing another vehicle.

A scooter is slower than everything around it, so it stays where the slow traffic is. It passes on the right rather than pulling out.

You must follow these rules when driving a motorized scooter: • Do not drive faster than 20 mph. • Do not drive on limited-access or express state highways. • Wear a helmet that meets or exceeds the US DOT standard. • Always stay to the right side of the road, even when passing another vehicle.

A motorized scooter may not be driven after sunset or before sunrise, and may not carry a passenger.

A scooter has almost no lighting and no room for two. Darkness and a passenger are both taken off the table.

You must follow these rules when driving a motorized scooter: • Do not drive faster than 20 mph. • Do not drive on limited-access or express state highways. • Wear a helmet that meets or exceeds the US DOT standard. • Always stay to the right side of the road, even when passing another vehicle. • Use the correct electronic and hand signals before stopping or turning. • Do not drive after sunset or before sunrise.

The Registry of Motor Vehicles will not register motorized scooters.

No registration means no plate and no inspection, which is also why the other rules on them are strict.

The Registry of Motor Vehicles will not register motorized scooters.

How fast may a moped be driven?

25 mph. The machine can reach thirty and the law stops you at twenty-five. The limit is about what a moped can stop from, not what it can do. Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.52: “You must follow these rules when driving a moped: • Do not drive faster than 25 mph.”