FWIW, most places have a definition of "motorized vehicle" written into their laws somewhere, and it's usually not "any vehicle with a motor". motors under a certain power outut or vehicles capped to a certain speed don't usually count as motor vehicles, to allow things like mobility scooters & powered wheelchairs to travel on sidewalks or bike paths.

That's a great point; I'll look into it. Thank you

> The scooters move more like bikes than walkers, but the language on our bike trail system explicitly forbids any "motorized vehicles"

If the bike lane laws disallow motorized vehicles, then how does the sidewalk law allow it? It sounds like the laws need to be updated to allowed motorized electric vehicles capable of going up to some reasonable maximum speed in the bike lane. Basically the inverse of the law that prevents mopeds and golf carts from going on the freeway today.

Bicyclists don't want transportation systems that are more accessible to the general public.

People already walk in them. Might as well bring another vehicle into the mix to keep those pedestrians out!

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Nobody wants there preferred form of transit to be crowded.