THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PERRY, STEVENSON, AUMENT, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BLOOM, BOYD, BURNS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CAUSER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DAY, DENLINGER, DePASQUALE, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GIBBONS, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HALUSKA, HANNA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HUTCHINSON, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, LAWRENCE, LONGIETTI, MAHER, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MASSER, METCALFE, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MULLERY, MUSTIO, NEUMAN, OBERLANDER, PYLE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, SACCONE, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIMMONS, SONNEY, STERN, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, TOEPEL, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHITE, DONATUCCI, EVANKOVICH, BRIGGS, BROOKS AND HICKERNELL, APRIL 27, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 27, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in general provisions, further defining

"motorcycle."

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The definition of "motorcycle" in section 102 of

Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to

read:

§ 102.  Definitions.

Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent

provisions of this title which are applicable to specific

provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when

used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly

indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:

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"Motorcycle."  A motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for

the use of the rider and:

(1)  designed to travel on not more than three wheels in

contact with the ground; or

(2)  designed to travel on two wheels in contact with the

ground which is modified by the addition of two stabilizing

wheels on the rear of the motor vehicle.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.