Cite as: 47 CNCA § 11-805

A. No person shall operate any motorcycle at a speed greater than the legally posted speed limit; provided, in no event nor at any time shall an operator under the age of sixteen (16) years drive a motorcycle on a highway which has a minimum speed limit established and posted.

B. No person shall operate any motor-driven cycle at a speed greater than the legally posted speed limit; provided, in no event or, at any time shall any operator drive a motor-drive cycle, at a speed greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.

C. No person shall operate a motorized scooter at a speed greater than the legally posted speed limit; provided, in no event nor at any time shall any operator drive a motorized scooter:

1. At a speed greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour; and

2. On any roadway with a posted speed limit of greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour.

Any municipality or board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to adopt ordinances and regulations for the operation of motorized scooters as provided in Section 19 of this act.

Historical Data

LA 2–91, eff. February 9, 1991. Amended LA 02-21, eff. January 11, 2021.