Nov
7
I turn 15 next month and well I was thinking about buying a pocket bike, because they look fun, and I have the money for it. and well I moved to a new house that is farther away from my friends then i’d like. So I wanted to get a pocket bike so that i could ride it to their houses and stuff. they live probably a few miles away (guesstimating) I live in St. George Utah and i just wanted to know if it would be illegal for me to ride it around our neighborhoods so that i could go to their houses and stuff.
Answer:
Check Utah DMV and see what they say about ‘Mopeds”- some states will let 14/15 year olds get a permit for them so legal to ride on roads. Pocket bikes are toys, off road use mainly. A couple 49cc scrambler/ pocket bike types with lights have been registered in Wisconsin and Iowa as mopeds.