Section 21280 Of Article 6. Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 6.
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. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) This state has severe traffic congestion and air pollution
problems, particularly in its cities, and finding ways to reduce
these problems is of paramount importance.
(2) Reducing the millions of single passenger automobile trips of
five miles or less that Californians take each year will
significantly reduce the pollution caused by fuel emissions and
aggravated by automobile congestion.
(3) Electric personal assistive mobility devices that meet the
definition in Section 313 operate solely on electricity and employ
advances in technology to safely integrate the user in pedestrian
transportation.
(4) Electric personal assistive mobility devices enable California
businesses, public officials, and individuals to travel farther and
carry more without the use of traditional vehicles, thereby promoting
gains in productivity, minimizing environmental impacts, and
facilitating better use of public ways.
(b) The Legislature is adding this article as part of its program
to promote the use of no-emission transportation.