PRINTER'S NO. 1899
No. 1553 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY CIVERA, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARLEY, BARRAR,
BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALEY,
DALLY, DERMODY, DeWEESE, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
GEIST, GODSHALL, HARHAI, HARHART, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON,
KELLER, KREBS, LaGROTTA, LAUGHLIN, LEH, LESCOVITZ, McCALL,
McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, METCALFE, NICKOL, PALLONE, PETRARCA,
PHILLIPS, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROONEY, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI,
SATHER, SAYLOR, SHANER, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, T. STEVENSON, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
WALKO, WANSACZ, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YEWCIC AND YOUNGBLOOD,
MAY 8, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 8, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for footrests and handlebars on
3 motorcycles.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 3524 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 3524. Footrests and [handlebars] handhold.
9 [(a) Passengers.--]Any motorcycle carrying a passenger,
10 other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with
11 footrests and handhold for the passenger.
12 [(b) Height of handlebars.--No person shall operate any
13 motorcycle with handlebars above shoulder-height of the operator
14 while properly seated upon the motorcycle.]
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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