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§ 73.063 OPERATION.
   (A)   Any person who operates a moped shall ride only upon a permanent regular seat attached thereto and shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a moped unless such moped is designed by the manufacturer to carry more than one person.
   (B)   A person shall ride upon a moped only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward. Further, no person shall operate a moped while carrying any package, bundle or other article which prevents him or her from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
   (C)   No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride in a position that interferes with the operation or control of the moped or the view of the operator.
   (D)   Any person who carries a passenger shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger.
   (E)   No person who rides upon a moped shall attach himself or herself or the moped to any vehicle on a roadway.
(Neb. RS 60-6,312) (Prior Code, § 5-804) Penalty, see § 73.999
§ 73.064 PROHIBITED ACTS.
   (A)   A moped shall be entitled to full use of a traffic lane of any street or highway with an authorized speed limit of 45 mph or less, and no vehicle shall be operated in such a manner as to deprive any moped of the full use of such land, except that mopeds and motorcycles may be operated two abreast in a single lane.
   (B)   No person shall operate a moped between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
   (C)   Mopeds shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
   (D)   Any person who operates a moped on a roadway with an authorized speed limit of more than 45 mph shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable and shall not ride more than single file.
   (E)   No person who rides on a moped shall attach himself, herself or the moped to any other vehicle on the roadway.
   (F)   Mopeds shall not be operated on sidewalks.
   (G)   Notwithstanding the maximum speed limits in excess of 25 mph established in Neb. RS 60-6,186, no person shall operate any moped at a speed in excess of 30 mph.
(Neb. RS 60-6,313) (Prior Code, § 5-805) Penalty, see § 73.999
§ 73.065 PROTECTIVE HELMETS REQUIRED.
   A person shall not operate or be a passenger on a moped on any highway in the state unless such person is wearing a protective helmet of the type and design manufactured for use by operators of such vehicles and unless such helmet is secured properly on his or her head with a chin strap while the vehicle is in motion. All such protective helmets shall be designed to reduce injuries to the user resulting from head impacts and shall be designed to protect the use by remaining on the user’s head, deflecting blows, resisting penetration and spreading the force of impact. Each such helmet shall consist of lining, padding and chin strap and shall meet or exceed the standards established in the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 (49 C.F.R. § 571.218) for moped helmets.
(Prior Code, § 5-806) Penalty, see § 73.999
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 60-6,278 through 60-6,282
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