New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:77-a – Pocket Bike
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:77-a
- Alcohol: shall mean any substance containing any form of alcohol, including but not limited to, ethanol, methanol, propanol and isopropanol. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:3-a
- Bicycle: shall mean every pedalled vehicle propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, except child's tricycles and similar devices. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:6
- Gasoline: shall mean all products commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline, including casinghead and absorption of natural gasoline, regardless of their classification or uses, and any liquid prepared, advertised, offered for sale, or sold for use as or commonly and commercially used as a fuel in internal combustion engines, which when subjected to distillation in accordance with the standard method of test for distillation of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, and similar petroleum products (ASTM Designation D-86) show not less than 10 percent distilled (recovered) below 347 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Centigrade) and not less than 95 percent distilled (recovered) below 464 degrees Fahrenheit (240 degrees Centigrade); provided that the term gasoline shall not include commercial solvents or naphthas which distill by ASTM method D-86 not more than 9 percent at 176 degrees Fahrenheit and which have a distillation range of 150 degrees Fahrenheit or less, or liquified gases which would not exist as liquid at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of 14. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:37-b
- Moped: shall mean a motor-driven cycle whose speed attainable in one mile is 30 miles per hour or less; if an internal combustion engine is used, the piston displacement shall not exceed 50 cubic centimeters and the power-drive system shall not require the operator to shift gears. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:57
- Motor-driven cycle: shall mean any motorcycle or motor scooter with a motor which produces not to exceed 5 horse-power, and any bicycle with motor attached except any electric bicycle. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:65
- Motorcycle: shall mean every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding electric bicycles, tractors, and mopeds. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:63
- Neighborhood electric vehicle: shall mean any 4-wheeled electric vehicle that has a maximum speed which is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour, and which complies with the federal safety standards established in 49 C. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:66-b
“Pocket bike” shall mean any 2- or 3-wheeled motorized device that has handlebars, is designed to be sat upon by the operator, is smaller in size than a conventional moped, motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle, and is powered by a gasoline or alcohol fueled motor with a piston displacement of less than 100 cubic centimeters. “Pocket bike” includes, but is not limited to, motorized devices commonly known as “mini-cycles,” “mini-choppers,” and “pocket rockets,” but does not include a moped as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:57, a motorcycle as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:63, a motor-driven cycle as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:65, a neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:66-b, an electric bicycle, or an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 269:1.