1. UNCONVENTIONAL
VEHICLES

2. VEHICLES AND TECHNOLOGY ARE CHANGING
MANUFACTURERS ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCT
THEY LOOK AT THE FEDERAL MOTORVEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS AND IF THEY DON’T MEET THEM THEY LOOK TO SEE WHAT STANDARDS THEY DO MEET

3. IN THE CASE OF THE VEHICLES CURRENTLY BEING BROUGHT IN THEY DO NOT MEET THE FMSS HOWEVER THEY DO MEET THE FEDERAL MOTORCYCLE SAFETY STANDARDS
MANUFACTURERS ARE REPRESENTING AND MARKETING THEIR VEHICLES AS MOTORCYCLES

4. WEST VIRGINIA CODE DEFINITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS
"Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(b) "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.
(c) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle, including motor-driven cycles and mopeds as defined in sections five and five-a, article one, chapter seventeen-c of this code, having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor.

5. §17C Safety equipment and requirements for motorcyclists, motorcycles, motor-driven cycles and mopeds;
motorcycle safety standards and education committee.
No person shall operate or be a passenger on any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless the person is wearing securely
fastened on his or her head by either a neck or chin strap a protective helmet designed to deflect blows, resist penetration and
spread impact forces. Any helmet worn by an operator or passenger shall meet the current performance specifications
established by the American National Standards Institute Standard, Z 90.1, the United States Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 or Snell Safety Standards for Protective Headgear for Vehicle Users.

6. (b) No person shall operate or be a passenger on any motorcycle or
motor-driven cycle unless the person is wearing safety,
shatter-resistant eyeglasses (excluding contact lenses), or eye goggles
or face shield that complies with the performance
specifications established by the American National Standards Institute
for Head, Eye and Respiratory Protection, Z 2.1.
In addition, if any motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or moped is equipped
with a windshield or windscreen, the windshield or
windscreen shall be constructed of safety, shatter-resistant material that
complies with the performance specifications established by
Department of Transportation Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 205 and American National Standards Institute, Safety
Glazing Materials for Glazing Motor Vehicles Operated on Land
Highways, Standard Z 26.1.

7. (c) No person shall operate a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or moped
on which the handlebars or grips are more than fifteen inches higher
than the uppermost part of the operator's seat when the seat is not
depressed in any manner.

8. (d) A person operating a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or moped shall
ride in a seated position facing forward and only upon a permanent
operator's seat attached to the vehicle. No operator shall carry any
other person nor shall any other person ride on the vehicle unless the
vehicle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a
passenger may ride behind the operator upon the permanent operator's
seat if it is designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly
attached to the vehicle to the rear of the operator's seat and equipped
with footrests designed and located for use by the passenger or in a
sidecar firmly attached to the vehicle. No person shall ride side saddle
on a seat. An operator may carry as many passengers as there are
seats and footrests to accommodate those passengers. Additional
passengers may be carried in a factory produced sidecar provided that
there is one passenger per seat. Passengers riding in a sidecar shall be
restrained by safety belts.

9. WEST VIRGINIA CODE
§17C Certification labels on mopeds. Every moped sold in this state shall have permanently affixed to it a certification label which shall contain the following information:
(1) Name of manufacturer;
(2) Month and year of manufacture;
(3) Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR);
(4) Gross axle weight rating for front and rear axles (GAWR);
(5) Vehicle identification number;
(6) Classification type; and
(7) Statement of conformance to federal standards as required by federal law.

10. HOMEMADE TRIKE

11. DRIVER AREA
STALLION PONY

12. STALLION PONY

13. WILDFIRE MOTORS

14. XEBRA ELECTRIC

15. T-REX

16. T-REX

17. SO WHAT DO WE DO ????????????????????????

18. LEGISLATION CHANGES IN DEFINITIONS??
LEGISLATIVE RULE CHANGES??
JUST REGISTER THEM AS MOTORCYCLES?
DO NOTHING??

19. WV POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
FIRST AND FOREMOST A ROUNDTABLE THAT INVOLVES THE
FOLLOWING AT A MINIMUM;
DMV REPRESENTATIVE TO COMMISSIONER
DMV TITLES AND REGISTRATION PERSONNEL
HIGHWAY & MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PERSONNEL
LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL

20. DISCUSS WHAT
SOLUTIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AND
FIT THE SITUATIONS

21. LEGISLATIVE CODE CHANGES
THESE TAKE TIME AND REQUIRE WORKING CLOSLEY WITH
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES TO ENSURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE
NEED FOR THE CHANGES
THEY ARE NEEDED WHEN IT COMES TO CLEANING UP AREAS
LIKE DEFINITIONS TO ENSURE CLARITY
THEY DO MAKE IT SMOOTHER WHEN REGISTERING AND TITLING
VEHICLES
IT CAN MAKE ENFORCEMENT MUCH EASIER ALSO

22. LEGISLATIVE RULE CHANGES
THESE TAKE TIME ALSO HOWEVER ARE SOMETIMES EASIER TO
GET THRU LEGISLATIVE RULES COMMITTEES
RULES CAN MAKE THE CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY AND VEHICLE
DESIGN EASIER TO DEAL WITH
MAY ALLOW THE COMMISSIONER TO ESTABLISH SUB-CATEGORIES
TO COVER THE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT ARISE

23. WV CURRNET PROPOSED SOLUTION
CLEAN UP CODES AND DEFINITIONS
PROPOSE A RULE FOR COMMISSIONER TO CREATE SUB-CATGORIES
CONTINUE TO WORK AS A TEAM WHENEVER NEW VEHICLES
ARE INTRODUCED TO ENSURE ALL CAN DO THEIR PART TO SERVE
THE PUBLIC WHILE KEEPING CODES IN TACT

24. Titles/Registrations Endorsements/Restrictions
If it is on the road it requires title/registration/insurance
If someone is driving it then they need proper endorsement and
Restriction
Regardless of CC of HP will require title/registration/insurance
Skills test only administered on vehicles above 50cc meaning those
Under 50cc will still require a skills test but will have to be on a
Vehicle larger than 50cc

25. Titles/Registrations Endorsements/Restrictions
continued
If skills test is done on three wheels then a restriction 9 Trike is also put on license
Must apply for “F” endorsement and go through the process as normal up until the skills test

26. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
DMV, HIGHWAY SAFETY, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT MUST FORM PANELS/COMMITTEES AND
KEEP EACH OTHER INFORMED OF THE NEW VEHICLES
A CONSENSUES NEEDS TO BE REACHED BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES AS IT DOES AFFECT ALL OF THE ABOVE AND THE PUBLIC
PROGRAMS NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE
THE PUBLIC ON ANY CHANGES

27. JUST AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!