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Unconventional Vehicles Working Group Presentation for AAMVA Region IV Meeting June 20, 2012
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2. Unconventional Vehicles Working Group Background
Authorized in 2006
Chartered as a permanent working group
Members:
Mark Francis (BC), Chair Monica Blackwell (TX)
Harold Blaney (QC) Heather Gorman (NB)
Scott Clapper (DE) Casey Garber (MO)
Douglas Hooper (GA) Eric Alsvan (PA)
Paul Nilsen (WI) Shelly Mellott (AL)
Rob Termuende (BC) Denis Boissonault (AB)
Cathie Curtis, AAMVA staff liaison
The mandate of the working group is to review the problems with the variety of unconventional vehicles that motor vehicle administrators and law enforcement officers continue to encounter. Such reviews will include identification and development of strategies/policies/best practices to help member jurisdictions in dealing with these types of vehicles in a uniform and consistent manner.
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3. Working Group Past Initiatives
Pocket Bikes and Scooters
Mini trucks – right hand drive
One of the first piece of work that the group completed was a review and recommendations with respect to pocket bikes and scooters, which emerged into a significant concern for jurisdictions in Emphasized the concern about visibility for the pocket bikes – injury and fatality concerns/risks.
(Potential for joke) e.g. Jim Belushi (on the scooter) looks like this former Saturday night live star didn’t read our best practice review…
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4. Working Group Current Initiatives
Non-Compliant Vehicles: Rebuilt, Specially Constructed, Reconstructed, and Re-bodied vehicles.
Electric Vehicle Conversions: Vehicles that have been converted from gasoline power to electric power.
Two initiatives under way for the working group that I’ll now describe in further details.
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5. Non-Compliant Vehicle Survey
Survey Distributed Earlier this year.
Data is update to include
REBUILT
Previously titled/registered vehicle rebuilt to original design by replacing major component parts with like make and model parts. May have been written off (junked) by an insurance company.
In BC, categorized as “rebuilt” or “Amalgamated”.
RECONSTRUCTED
Previously titled/registered vehicle materially altered by the removal, addition or substitution of essential parts, new or used, derived from other vehicles or makes of vehicles. May not resemble specific manufacturer make or model
In BC, categorized as “modified”
SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED
New vehicle constructed from homemade parts, new or used parts from other vehicles, and may include a manufacturer's kit.
Does not resemble a specific manufacturer make or model
Category may include ubilt, replicar, replikit etc.
REBODIED
New vehicle assembled with new major components licensed by the original manufacturer and other original, new or reconditioned parts.
Usually resembles a specific manufacture make/mode; for example, brand new steel bodied replica 1932 Ford
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6. Status – Non-Compliant Vehicles
Broken into 2 parts
Part 1
Draft Best Practices for Rebuilt and Specially Constructed Vehicles
Target – finalize by September 2012
Part 2
Prepare Best Practices for Reconstructed and Re-bodied vehicles.
Target – finalize by September 2013
Limited consistency in enforcement and regulation of electric vehicle conversions
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7. Status – Electric Vehicle Conversions
Still collecting survey results.
Analyze survey results
Develop recommendations/best practices
Limited consistency in enforcement and regulation of electric vehicle conversions
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8. Potential Next Projects
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E Bike
EW-36 / GT3 is the Worlds Fastest Mobility Scooter designed for the “not so old driver that does not want to feel like they are driving a "Disabled Persons Chair".” Rear wheelie bars are included. This mobility moped scooter is capable of riding a wheelie in excess of 65 feet
Toronto police charge woman for driving an e-bike while over the legal blood alcohol limit
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10. “World’s Fastest Mobility Scooter”
EW-36 / GT3 is the Worlds Fastest Mobility Scooter designed for the “not so old driver that does not want to feel like they are driving a "Disabled Persons Chair".” Rear wheelie bars are included. This mobility moped scooter is capable of riding a wheelie in excess of 65 feet
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So, as administrators we are continually trying to support progress in terms of reducing crashes, serious injuries and fatalities, while at the same time trying to promote consumer protection.
Supporting and promoting vehicle safety standards goes a long way to achieving the objective of reduced crashes, injuries and fatalities. We are proposing that the Unconventional Working Group develop a titling/registration best practices document targeting constructed vehicles and those brought into US/Canada that do not display federal compliance labels. The concept originally focused on homemade/ubuilt vehicles but during our deliberations we agreed that we would like to try and maximize the benefit for members and the AAMVA Community, and we talked about a potential broader application. As these same safety concerns exist for vehicles being presented for titling/registration from other countries, it seemed logical to extend the scope of the work to include that segment.
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Concept Cars
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Questions, Suggestions, or Comments?
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