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federal agency record · part of United States · Electric unicycle

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Reported limits: 150 lb max weight

The law’s definition names a weight of no more than 150 lb.

NPS final rule "Powered Micromobility Devices" — published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-09-11Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictLaw as of 2026-08-12Takes effect 2026-09-11
36 CFR 1.4 — definitions, including "powered micromobility device" as amended from 2026-09-11Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11

Where you can ride

Roads

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Prohibited on roads. 36 CFR 4.32(a): prohibited except in locations a superintendent has designated by 36 CFR 1.7 public notice.

36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11
NPS final rule "Powered Micromobility Devices" — published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-09-11Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictLaw as of 2026-08-12Takes effect 2026-09-11

Bike lanes

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Shared paths

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Sidewalks and footpaths

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Trails

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Prohibited on trails. Natural-surface trails require Federal Register rulemaking to open; possession, not merely operation, is prohibited in statutory wilderness (36 CFR 4.32(e)).

36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11
NPS final rule "Powered Micromobility Devices" — published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-09-11Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictLaw as of 2026-08-12Takes effect 2026-09-11

Parks

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Prohibited in parks. Prohibited except in designated locations (36 CFR 4.32(a)); a superintendent may restrict, condition or close any location under 4.32(b).

36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11
NPS final rule "Powered Micromobility Devices" — published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-09-11Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictLaw as of 2026-08-12Takes effect 2026-09-11

Motorways and limited-access highways

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Rules of the ride

Speed limits

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NPS final rule "Powered Micromobility Devices" — published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-09-11Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictLaw as of 2026-08-12Takes effect 2026-09-11
36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11

Helmets

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36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11

Minimum age

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36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11

Lights, brakes and other equipment

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At night: a white front lamp visible at 500 ft, a red rear lamp visible at 200 ft, a red rear reflector. Either a light or a reflector satisfies each direction; required in low visibility, in tunnels, and between sunset and sunrise.

36 CFR 4.30 — bicycle rules, subsections (h)(3)–(5) of which 4.32(d) applies to powered micromobility ridersTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict
36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11

Alcohol and drugs

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Riding while impaired by alcohol or drugs is an offence. 36 CFR 4.23 applied by 4.32(d); 4.30(h)(5) separately bars riding while consuming an alcoholic beverage or carrying an open container in hand.

36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11
36 CFR 4.30 — bicycle rules, subsections (h)(3)–(5) of which 4.32(d) applies to powered micromobility ridersTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Paperwork

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NPS final rule "Powered Micromobility Devices" — published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-09-11Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictLaw as of 2026-08-12Takes effect 2026-09-11
36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11

Registration and plates

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NPS final rule "Powered Micromobility Devices" — published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-09-11Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictLaw as of 2026-08-12Takes effect 2026-09-11
36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11

Insurance

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NPS final rule "Powered Micromobility Devices" — published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-09-11Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictLaw as of 2026-08-12Takes effect 2026-09-11
36 CFR 4.32 — powered micromobility devices; prohibited except in designated locationsTier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictTakes effect 2026-09-11

Sale and certification

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Carrying and teaching

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Charging on board

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Teaching and instruction

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The street as ridden

Chalk, not paint. This zone holds what riders and agencies report about how riding here actually goes — letters, video, stops. A report is never a verdict: the law above stands on its own evidence, and nothing written here changes it.

No reports on file for National Park Service yet. PEVRA collects written evidence — a letter from a sheriff, a recorded stop, a rider’s account — and publishes counts, never rates. Have one from National Park Service? Send it through the corrections form while report intake is built.

A status here is a reading of the words the law actually uses, not a prediction about whether anyone will stop you. Where a definition was written by shape — “two nontandem wheels”, “handlebars”, “a floorboard” — a one-wheeled device often falls out of every class the law wrote and into the leftover “motor vehicle” class, which it can never register for. That drafting accident, not a policy choice, is what most of these pages record. How PEVRA verifies.

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