Bill Proposed to allow Mopeds Use of Bicycle Parking Racks

Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou has introduced a bill that proposes to allow mopeds, but not motorcycles or motor scooters, to lock up to city bicycle parking racks on sidewalks. The bill prohibits riding mopeds on sidewalks however. Hawaii State Senator Suzanne Chun has drafted a bill that was distributed at the Downtown Neighborhood Board meeting. The bill would revise state law to allow mopeds to park on sidewalks where there are no designated on-street moped stalls to be found.

A moped is defined as a device with two or three wheels in contact with the ground that has a maximum power of 2 horsepower and a maximum speed of 30 mph. A driver's license is required to drive a moped, but they have the same registration requirement as bicycles.