Pocket Bikes Los Angeles

Pocket bikes are allowed in Los Angeles CA?

Im about to get one and do not know if I am old enough or allowed to ride around the city. Im 15 Do I have to get a license just to ride?

The California Vehicle Code is very clear on the issue of Pocket Bikes: ======= 21,720. A pocket bike is not operated on a sidewalk, driveway, or any other part of a road, or a bikeway, bicycle path or trail, track horseback riding, hiking or recreational trail, or on public lands open to off-road motor vehicle use. 21,721. (A) A peace officer … may cause the removal and the seizure of a pocket bike …. A pocket bike seized shall be held for a minimum of 48 hours. (B) A violator of this section shall be liable for all costs associated with the disposal, removal and storage pocket bike. ======= Translated: You can not legally ride a pocket bike in any public place. If caught the bike can be seized and held for a minimum of 48 hours. You are responsible for the costs of removal, seizure and * stroage not recover even if your pocket bike *. This could be several times what he paid for the bike in the first place. A pocket bike can not be Registerd or licensed for street use in California. You can not get a license to operate a pocket bike. About the only legal place to ride a pocket bike is in your backyard. They're about the most useless toy you can possibly get.

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