I'm not sure where to post this, so I put it here.
Until recently Massachusetts had legislation specifically stating that three wheeled enclosed vehicles were NOT motorcycles. That meant that they had to meet federal guidelines for cars, much tougher especially with imports.
In January our governor sign a bill that amended the regulations so that three wheelers can be registered as motorcylces as long as their certificate of originality states they meet federal safety guidelines for motorcycles. This is HUGE, it opens the door for both imported and home-grown enclosed three-wheelers!
The legislation also has sections for low speed and medium speed vehicles as well so GEM can soon sell to our residents. The law doesn't take effect until July 31, 2009 so don't run out and buy anything yet.
Oh, the vehicles must be registered, inspected, AND insured before you can use them. I wonder how the insurance industry in MA is gonna handle a GEM.
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Stan in MA