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As defined in the ''Motor Vehicle Act'', a “motor assisted cycle” is a device | As defined in the ''Motor Vehicle Act'', a “motor assisted cycle” is a device | ||
:a) to which pedals or hand cranks are attached that will allow for the cycle to be propelled by human power, | |||
:b) on which a person may ride | |||
:c) to which is attached a motor of a prescribed type that has an output not exceeding the prescribed output, and | |||
:d) that meets the other criteria prescribed under section 182.1(3) | |||
In [https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/21/00/2021BCCA0069.htm ''R v. Ghadban'', 2021 BCCA 69], Ghadban was convicted for not having a valid driver’s license and for driving without insurance. Ghadban contended that the electric vehicle he was operating was a motor assisted cycle, which would not require him to be licensed or insured. The Court held that the vehicle’s primary mode of propulsion was the electric motor rather than the pedals. The Court also stated that the motor never ‘assists’ cycling because the motor does not run while it is being manually pedalled. | In [https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/21/00/2021BCCA0069.htm ''R v. Ghadban'', 2021 BCCA 69], Ghadban was convicted for not having a valid driver’s license and for driving without insurance. Ghadban contended that the electric vehicle he was operating was a motor assisted cycle, which would not require him to be licensed or insured. The Court held that the vehicle’s primary mode of propulsion was the electric motor rather than the pedals. The Court also stated that the motor never ‘assists’ cycling because the motor does not run while it is being manually pedalled. | ||
For more information on the differences between Motor Assisted Cycles and Limited Speed Motorcycles, please visit ICBC’s page on electric bikes: https://www.icbc.com/vehicle-registration/specialty-vehicles/Low-powered-vehicles/Pages/Electric-bikes.aspx. | For more information on the differences between Motor Assisted Cycles and Limited Speed Motorcycles, please visit ICBC’s page on electric bikes: https://www.icbc.com/vehicle-registration/specialty-vehicles/Low-powered-vehicles/Pages/Electric-bikes.aspx. | ||
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