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@dcvoterboy You are correct. It was Wellesley at Modern Classics who informed me that my Vespa is classified as a motorcycle. I studied the chart carefully on my own but was apparently measuring my tires incorrectly. I measured the entire tire, which was about 16 inches (and thus passed the requirement for a motorized bicycle), rather than the wheel rims.

@ tim h I have never seen a scooter run a red light, and would never do so. If I did, I would expect to be pulled over. I've always operated under the assumption that scooters are subject to the same driving laws as cars...unlike bicycles.

I also have rarely ever seen scooters drive on sidewalks....though the man who is perhaps D.C.'s most well-known scooter drive, Tucker Carlson, readily admits to doing so in this article: http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/tucker-carlson-tools-around-town-on-a-vespa_b72231

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