(a) A person operating an electric foot scooter has all the rights and duties under this chapter that are applicable to a person riding a bicycle, except the following:
- (1) Special regulations of this chapter.
- (2) Those provisions of this chapter that by their nature have no application, including section 3 of this chapter.
(b) An electric foot scooter operated on a highway from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise must be equipped with the following:
- (1) A lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front.
- (2) A lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear or a red reflector visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear.
- (c) An electric foot scooter must be equipped with a brake that will enable the person who operates the electric foot scooter to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
- (d) Except as provided in subsection (e), an electric foot scooter may be parked on a sidewalk in a way that does not impede the normal or reasonable movement of pedestrians or vehicle traffic.
- (e) A local authority may prohibit the parking of an electric foot scooter on a sidewalk if the local authority provides an adequate alternative parking location in a public right-of-way that is proximate to the prohibited area.
- (f) Subject to any ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted by a local authority to the contrary, an electric foot scooter may be operated where a bicycle may be operated.
- (g) Notwithstanding any other law or provision, an electric foot scooter may not be operated on an interstate highway.
As added by P.L.142-2019, SEC.8.