Sec. 19. 29-A MRSA §1352, sub-§1, as affected by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153; amended by Pt. B, §14; and affected by Pt. C, §15, is further amended to read:

1. Motorcycle driver education required. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle instruction permit, license or endorsement may not be issued to a person, unless that person presents a certificate of successful completion of a motorcycle driver education program and examination approved by the Secretary of State, except as provided in this subsection. If a person is hearing-impaired and a course is not readily available to that person, the Secretary of State may arrange for that person to complete a motorcycle driver education program using an electronic communications system. The program must meet the requirements of this section.

Sec. 20. 29-A MRSA §1352, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

A. A motorcycle driver education program must consist of an 8-hour block of instruction directly related to the actual operation of motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, emphasizing safety measures designed to ensure greater awareness of careful and skillful operation of motorcycles and motor-driven cycles.

Sec. 21. 29-A MRSA §1902, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

C. A motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, within 30 feet, from a speed of 20 miles per hour.

Sec. 22. 29-A MRSA §1902, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

3. Parking brakes. A vehicle, except a 2-wheel motorcycle or 2-wheel motor-driven cycle, must be equipped with parking brakes adequate to hold the vehicle on any grade on which it is operated, under all conditions of loading, on a surface free from snow, ice or loose material. Parking brakes:

A. Must be capable of being applied by the driver's muscular effort, spring action or equivalent means;