For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(A) (1) "MOPED." Any two or three wheeled vehicle that is propelled by an internal combustion engine or a battery powered motor, or by both, and, if powered by an internal combustion engine, has the following:
(a) An engine rating of not more than two horsepower and a cylinder capacity not exceeding 49 cubic centimeters (49 cc);
(b) An automatic transmission; and
(c) A maximum design speed of no more than 25 miles per hour on a flat surface.
(2) The term "SCOOTER" shall be interchangeable with the term "MOPED." Specifically excluded from the definition of "MOPED" are the following:
(a) Any two or three wheeled vehicle exceeding the above specifications and deemed to be a motorcycle required to be registered with and by the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(b) An electric personal assistive mobility device, presently defined in IC 9-13-2-49.3.
(c) An off-road vehicle, otherwise known as all-terrain vehicle (ATV), presently defined in IC 14-8-2-185, and required to be registered by the Department of Natural Resources under IC 14-16-1 or any other applicable state law.
(B) "POCKET BIKE." Also referred to as a "POCKET ROCKET." Any wheeled device ridden by a person or used as transportation, powered or assisted by any on-board power source other than the rider's own physical efforts, that has a handlebar height of 30 inches or less, measured from the highest point of the handlebar, or a seat height of 24 inches or less, as measured from the highest point of the horizontal seat surface actually designed to bear the weight of the rider. Specifically excluded from the definition of "POCKET BIKE" are the following:
(1) Any two or three wheeled vehicle deemed to be a motorcycle to be registered with and by a state Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(2) An electric personal assistive mobility device presently defined in IC 9-13-2-49.3.
(3) An off-road vehicle, otherwise known as all-terrain vehicle (ATV), presently defined in IC 14-8-2-185, and required by the Department of Natural Resources under IC 14-16-1.
(C) "ROADWAY." Any highway, road, public way, street, or alley and shall include any street designated as a parkway, boulevard, place, avenue, or other similar designation, all of which are within the city's corporate limits.
(D) "HELMET." Protective headgear meeting the minimum standards set by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles or a helmet that meets the standards set by the United States Department of Transportation under 49 CFR 571.218 in effect January 1, 1979.
(E) "PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY." Proof of ability to respond in damages for each motor vehicle registered by a person for liability that arises out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the motor vehicle in the following amounts:
(1) Twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of any one person.
(2) Subject to the limit in division (E)(1), $50,000 because of bodily injury to death of two or more persons in any one accident.
(3) Ten thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property in any one accident.
(F) Terms used in this chapter not specifically defined shall have the meanings as set forth in the Uniform Act regulating traffic on highways, IC 9-13 et seq.
(Ord. 3644, passed 6-18-12)