r/ChandlerAZ • u/Difficult_Limit2718 • 1d ago

Am I the only one who remembers when mopeds needed a license?

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/chandler/12-year-old-child-on-e-bike-injured-during-crash-with-vehicle-in-chandler

Your kids scare the crap out of me on these bikes... Back in my day we needed a license to operate a moped

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u/ExtremelyUnqualified 1d ago

Mopeds are street legal. Ebikes are bike lane legal but the propensity and speed make them a risk. What about insurance?

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u/licensed2ill2 1d ago

Respectfully, what year was this? I am in my 40s and grew up here and don’t remember this being a thing.

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u/Difficult_Limit2718 1d ago edited 1d ago

Well I didn't grow up here, and Arizona has always been a weird duck so I'm not surprised about the lack of moped license...

That being said, darwinism is the best teacher

Edit: Arizona DOES require a driver's license for a moped.

E bikes aren't technically mopeds in most cases, but they're damn close

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u/jsmucker 1d ago

Typically you need a driver's license, just not a motorcycle license.