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You are quite correct and many states would have similar laws or guidelines. Reading owners manuals, state motor vehicle law, and regulatory documents of any kind can be daunting. Many have not been updated in decades because it takes decades for people to get around to noticing them and almost as long to pass the legislation. New York state has been more than 10 years trying to pass electric bike legislation - other things take up their time.
I worked as a document control officer for a company making rail car components. Some contracts still specified US Air Force standards for laminated plywood written in 1964. My favorite is the warning in a Mercedes Benz owners manual: "We do not recommend driving this vehicle faster than 90 mph in the snow or rail." Must be 80 mph is safe enough.
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