| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. 22. 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: |
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| | C. A motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, within 30 feet, from | | a speed of 20 miles per hour. |
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| | | Sec. 23. 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: |
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| | | 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: |
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| | | A. Must be capable of being applied by the driver's | | muscular effort, spring action or equivalent means; |
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| | | B. May be operated with assistance of the service brakes or | | other source of power, provided that failure of the service | | brake actuation system or other power assisting mechanism | | does not prevent the parking brakes from being applied; |
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| | | C. Must be designed so that, once applied, they remain | | applied with the required effectiveness despite leakage or | | exhaustion of any source of energy; |
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| | | D. May share the same brake drums, brake shoes and lining | | assemblies, brake shoe anchors and mechanical brake shoe | | actuation mechanisms associated with the wheel brake | | assemblies used for service brakes; and |
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| | | E. If the means of applying the parking and service brakes | | are connected, must be constructed so that failure of one | | part does not leave the vehicle without operative brakes. |
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| | | Sec. 24. 29-A MRSA §1904, sub-§4, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, | | Pt. Q, §21 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | B. A motorcycle or motor-driven cycle must have one mounted | | headlight. |
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