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AB 470, DeSaulnier. Electric personal assistive mobility devices.
SECTION 1. Section 313 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
(1) Existing law defines "pedestrian" for purposes of the Vehicle Code to include a person who is using an electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD), as that term is defined.
313. The term "electric personal assistive mobility device" or "EPAMD" means a self-balancing, nontandem two-wheeled device, that is
not greater than 20 inches deep and 25 inches wide and can turn in place, designed to transport only one person, with an electric
propulsion system averaging less than 750 watts (1 horsepower), the maximum speed of which, when powered solely by a propulsion system on
SEC. 2. Section 467 of the Vehicle Code, as amended by Section 3 of Chapter 404 of the Statutes of 2004, is amended to read:
467. (a) A "pedestrian" is a person who is afoot or who is using any of the following:
(1) A means of conveyance propelled by human power other than a bicycle.
(2) An electric personal assistive mobility device.
(b) "Pedestrian" includes a person who is operating a self-propelled wheelchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized quadricycle and, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian, as specified in subdivision (a).
SEC. 3. Section 467 of the Vehicle Code, as amended by Section 4 of Chapter 404 of the Statutes of 2004, is repealed.
SEC. 4. Section 21280 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: 21280. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) This state has severe traffic congestion and air pollution problems, particularly in its cities, and finding ways to reduce these problems is of paramount importance.
(2) Reducing the millions of single passenger automobile trips of five miles or less that Californians take each year will significantly reduce the pollution caused by fuel emissions and aggravated by automobile congestion.
(3) Electric personal assistive mobility devices that meet the definition in Section 313 operate solely on electricity and employ
advances in technology to safely integrate the user in pedestrian transportation.
(4) Electric personal assistive mobility devices enable California businesses, public officials, and individuals to travel farther and carry more without the use of traditional vehicles, thereby promoting gains in productivity, minimizing environmental impacts, and facilitating better use of public ways.
(b) The Legislature is adding this article as part of its program to promote the use of no-emission transportation.
SEC. 5. Section 21281.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read: 21281.5.
(a) A person shall not operate an EPAMD on a sidewalk, bike path, pathway, trail, bike lane, street, road, or highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, pedestrians, and other conveyance traffic on, and the surface, width, and condition of, the sidewalk, bike path, pathway, trail, bike lane, street, road, or highway.
(b) A person shall not operate an EPAMD at a speed that endangers the safety of persons or property.
(c) A person shall not operate an EPAMD on a sidewalk, bike path, pathway, trail, bike lane, street, road, or highway with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.
(d) A person operating an EPAMD on a sidewalk, bike path, pathway, trail, bike lane, street, road, or highway shall yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians on foot, including persons with disabilities using assistive devices and service animals that are close enough to constitute a hazard.
SEC. 6. Section 21283 of the Vehicle Code is repealed.
SEC. 7. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
