June 22, 2017
The South Carolina Department of Insurance has set a deadline for auto insurers in the state to meet the requirements of the recently passed moped safety legislation. The new moped law, which takes effect July 1, amends South Carolina’s motor …
May 22, 2017
Gov. Henry McMaster signed a moped safety law Friday that allows intoxicated drivers to be prosecuted for drunken driving and requires teens to wear a helmet. McMaster’s signature capped a seven-year effort to close the so-called liquor-cycle loophole, though it …
June 16, 2016
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a moped safety bill, saying it is government overreach to require reflective vests for nighttime driving and helmets for drivers under 21. People over 18 “should decide for themselves what they should wear …
April 19, 2016
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is giving companies that rent mopeds, powered scooters, golf carts and other low-speed vehicles a month to have the vehicles inspected and registered with the city. Local media outlets report there have been numerous complaints about …
April 2, 2015
A Senate panel moved to close a loophole this week in South Carolina law that seems to allow moped operators to drive while intoxicated. “A person can be literally falling drunk and be riding a moped down the road, which …
January 29, 2015
The debate over regulating mopeds in North Carolina resumed Tuesday as legislators heard new rule suggestions from the Division of Motor Vehicles just months after the General Assembly mandated owners register the vehicles. DMV Commissioner Kelly Thomas said lawmakers also …
June 22, 2014
Moped drivers across North Carolina will have to register their bikes by next summer if a House measure approved last week becomes law, which opponents say would hurt low-income people who have no other means to get around. The bill …