Small vehicles — Texas Permit Test

A neighborhood electronic vehicle may only be operated on a street or highway where the posted speed limit is 45 mph or less.

The vehicle tops out at 35 and cannot keep up above that. Putting it on a faster road makes it an obstacle.

A motor assisted scooter is defined as a self-propelled device with: 1. At least two wheels in contact with the ground 2. A braking system capable of stopping the device under normal operating conditions 3. A gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cc 4. A deck designed to allow a person to stand or sit while operating the device, and 5. The ability to be propelled by human power alone Both vehicles may only be operated on a street or highway when the posted speed limit is 45 mph or less for a neighborhood electronic vehicle and 35 mph or less for a motor assisted scooter

A motor assisted scooter may only be operated on a street or highway where the posted speed limit is 35 mph or less.

A scooter is slower and smaller than a neighborhood vehicle. Texas drops its ceiling by ten.

A motor assisted scooter is defined as a self-propelled device with: 1. At least two wheels in contact with the ground 2. A braking system capable of stopping the device under normal operating conditions 3. A gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cc 4. A deck designed to allow a person to stand or sit while operating the device, and 5. The ability to be propelled by human power alone Both vehicles may only be operated on a street or highway when the posted speed limit is 45 mph or less for a neighborhood electronic vehicle and 35 mph or less for a motor assisted scooter

A neighborhood electronic vehicle has a top speed of 35 mph on a paved level surface.

It is defined by what it can do rather than what it looks like. Thirty-five is the figure in the definition.

A neighborhood electronic vehicle is defined as a vehicle subject to Federal Motor Safety Standard 500 with a top speed of 35 mph on a paved level surface

A motor assisted scooter has a gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cubic centimeters and can be propelled by human power alone.

Both halves matter: a small motor and the ability to push it. Either one alone makes it something else.

A motor assisted scooter is defined as a self-propelled device with: 1. At least two wheels in contact with the ground 2. A braking system capable of stopping the device under normal operating conditions 3. A gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cc

An electronic personal assistive mobility device may be operated on a residential street, road, or public highway with a maximum speed limit of 30 mph, only in the cases the law names.

It is a walking-pace machine on a road built for cars. Thirty is as fast as the surrounding traffic may be.

On a residential street, road, or public highway with a maximum speed limit of 30 mph only:

An electronic personal assistive mobility device may be operated on a sidewalk or on a path set aside for the exclusive operation of a bicycle.

These are the places it belongs. The roadway is the exception rather than the rule.

A path set aside for the exclusive operation of a bicycle

When operated on a public roadway an electronic personal assistive mobility device must be ridden as close as practicable to the right-hand edge.

It is slower than everything around it. Keeping right is what lets the rest of the traffic pass.

3. On a residential street, road, or public highway with a maximum speed limit of 30 mph only: a. While making a direct crossing of a highway in a marked or unmarked crosswalk b. Where no sidewalk is available, or c. When so directed by a traffic control device or law enforcement officer When operated on a public roadway, an EPAMD shall be ridden as close as practicable to the right-hand edge

An electronic personal assistive mobility device is a two-wheeled self-balancing device for one person, propelled by an electric system with an average power of 750 watts or one horsepower.

The definition is what decides which rules a machine falls under. Power and wheels are what the law measures.

one person that is self-balancing and propelled by an electric propulsion system with an average power of 750 watts or one horsepower

What is the highest posted speed limit a Texas neighborhood electronic vehicle may be driven on?

45 mph or less. The vehicle tops out at 35 and cannot keep up above that. Putting it on a faster road makes it an obstacle. Texas Driver Handbook, p.67: “A motor assisted scooter is defined as a self-propelled device with: 1. At least two wheels in contact with the ground 2. A braking system capable of stopping the device under normal operating conditions 3. A gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cc 4. A deck designed to allow a person to stand or sit while operating the device, and 5. The ability to be propelled by human power alone Both vehicles may only be operated on a street or highway when the posted speed limit is 45 mph or less for a neighborhood electronic vehicle and 35 mph or less for a motor assisted scooter”