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Motor Assisted Cycle Regulation

B.C. Reg. 151/2002

SECTION	EFFECTIVE DATE
NOTE: Links below go to regulation content as it was prior to the changes made on the effective date. (PIT covers changes made from September 19, 2009 to "current to" date of the regulation.)
Section 1	March 22, 2018
Section 2	October 11, 2022
Section 2.1	October 11, 2022
Section 3	March 22, 2018
	October 11, 2022
Section 6	March 22, 2018

Section 1 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 56/2018, effective March 22, 2018.

Motor

1 (1) A motor assisted cycle must have no more than one motor for propulsion.

(2) The motor of a motor assisted cycle must

(a) be an electric motor,

(b) have a continuous power output rating of not more than 500 watts, and

Section 2 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 202/2022, effective October 11, 2022

(1) The wheels of a motor assisted cycle must be 350 mm or more in diameter.

Section 2.1 was enacted by BC Reg 202/2022, effective October 11, 2022.

Section 3 (1) (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 56/2018, effective March 22, 2018.

(a) allows the driver to turn the motor on and off from a normal seated position while operating the motor assisted cycle, or

(b) prevents the motor from turning on or engaging before the motor assisted cycle attains a speed of 3 km/hr.

Section 3 (2) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 56/2018, effective March 22, 2018.

(2) The motor of a motor assisted cycle must turn off or disengage if

Section 3 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 202/2022, effective October 11, 2022.

Motor shut-off requirement

3 (1) A motor assisted cycle must be equipped with a mechanism, separate from the accelerator controller, that

(a) allows the driver to turn the motors on and off from a normal seated position while operating the motor assisted cycle, or

(b) prevents the motors from turning on or engaging before the motor assisted cycle attains a speed of 3 km/hr.

(2) The motors of a motor assisted cycle must turn off or disengage if

(a) the operator stops pedaling,

(b) an accelerator controller is released, or

Section 6 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 56/2018, effective March 22, 2018.

Drive system and equipment securement

6 The motor drive system and all energy storage devices of a motor assisted cycle must be secured to prevent movement in any direction relative to the motor assisted cycle while the motor assisted cycle is operating.