California · Streets and Highways Code - SHC
SHC §890.2: As used in this chapter, “bicycle” means a device upon which any person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears, and having either two or three wheels in a tande
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This statute defines a bicycle as a human-powered device with two or three wheels propelled by belt, chain, or gears for riding purposes.
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