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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 16A
Chapter 16A.62
Section 16A.62.020
 

Title 16A Transportation

Chapter 16A.62 Motorized Personal Transportation Devices

Section 16A.62.020 Duty to Obey Rules of the Road
  1. Operation On a Street.

Any person operating a motorized personal transportation device on a street shall obey all rules of the road applicable to motor vehicles as well as the instructions of official traffic-control signals, sign, and other control devices applicable to motor vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement official or their designee. Every person operating a motorized personal transportation device upon a street shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties and responsibilities applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle pursuant to chapter 16A.61 SMC except as to those provisions thereof which by their very nature can have no application.

  1. Operation on Sidewalks or Other Public Areas.
    1. Any person operating a motorized personal transportation device propelled by an electric motor on a sidewalk shall obey all rules of the road applicable to bicycles, as well as the instructions of official traffic-control signals, sign and other control devices applicable to bicycles, unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement official or their designee. Every person operating an electrically propelled motorized personal transportation device upon a sidewalk shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties and responsibilities applicable to operator of a bicycle pursuant to chapter 16A.61 SMC except as to those provisions thereof which by their very nature can have no application.
    1. All motorized personal transportation devices being operated on a sidewalk or other public area, other than a street, shall be restricted to a maximum speed of ten miles per hour.

Date Passed: Monday, November 10, 2008

Effective Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009

ORD C34333 Section 6