Hawaii § 291C-197 - Driving mopeds on bicycle lanes and paths.

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§ 291C-197. Driving mopeds on bicycle lanes and paths.

(a) Wherever bicycle lanes are provided on the roadway, moped drivers shall use such bicycle lanes. (b) The director of transportation by rule and the counties by ordinance may with respect to bicycle paths under their respective jurisdictions restrict or prohibit the use of such bicycle paths by mopeds. Signs clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person indicating the restriction or prohibition shall be placed along bicycle paths so designated and every moped driver shall obey the directions thereof. (c) This section shall not apply to a three-wheeled moped. [L 1978, c 175, pt of §15; am L 2008, c 197, §3] Previous Vol05_Ch0261-0319 Next

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Section 291C-197 ("Driving mopeds on bicycle lanes and paths.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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