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Post by Admin on Dec 29, 2018 11:59:48 GMT -5
The florida 2017 statues for motorcycle's and trike's are pretty simple. Basically any 3 wheeler that is enclosed(doors and windows), has a steering wheel and weigh's 900 lb's or more is considered a automobile. Every other kind of trike falls under the motorcycle classification. My title for my Ryker says it is a mc. this is the statue.  srx660 |
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Post by davej98002 on Dec 29, 2018 12:58:50 GMT -5
That could be a big problem for an out of stater on a trike. Say my state law is three wheels its a motorcycle, point blank. We have different requirements of license endorsements needed depending if you sit on it like a Riker or if you sit inside in a chair seat with a steering wheel. But they are still motorcycles. A Slingshot requires just a car/pickup license, no motorcycle endorsement even though its a motorcycle. Your Riker requires me to get a special endorsement for a Trike or Sidecar on top of my Motorcycle endorsement.
What would happen if I was riding my Motorcycle Trike by my self, no passenger, in the HOV lanes down in Florida??? Up here I am allowed to.
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Post by Admin on Dec 29, 2018 14:08:39 GMT -5
While i was registering for the safety course i have to take(been driving my motorcycle for 15 years without a endorsement) there is a slight differnce in what they teach. I asked the instructor if the endorsement is the same. He said there is no difference between them and either works of both types of vehicles. The only difference is the safety course NEW riders have to take. If i had changed my DL way back in 1980(i think), when the state decided cycle riders needed to take a special MC course, i could have had the MC endorsement grand-fathered into my license.( previous motorcycle license plate tag's for cycles was the qualification). Next time i see the instructor i will ask him about out of state motorcycles(i think he will say they are exempt because they are temporary).
Driving in fla is pretty lax on law's from what i see. Everyday most people are driving 15 to 30 mph over the limit And only the highway patrol ticket people when in a accident. I see people doing 90-100 on I-75 a lot. I'm doing 75 in the 70 zone and seems like i'm standing still. Doesn't bother me cause i always get where i'm going and i like the scenery.
Florida does not have HOV lanes that i know of. The Express lanes are basically the same speed limit as regular lanes, just no turnoff's and the only way to get off it is at section's where you can get back into the regular lanes(usually before big intersection's). The express lane's are in the center of all the lanes. Drivers have decided the express lanes are the 90 mph lanes and get away with it because the sheriff's don't want to get stuck driving many miles before being able to pull a speeder over. There are no side lanes on the express lanes. You need to have stickers on the windshield to use the lanes, otherwise fines are applied. The fla government is looking into changing things because of all the speeders. I just stay out of them. I don't know what happens to out of state drivers for these lanes.
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Post by liteway on Dec 29, 2018 15:23:58 GMT -5
Grace and I took a vacation Oct. before last, farthest destination, Key West.
As if the crazy speeds in high traffic in south Florida weren't enough, A kid in an old Civic with a fart can cut us off and sprayed us down with raw oil. It was several miles of driving near blind before I could get over and get some of it off the windshield.
Keys were nice though despite the opposite problem of speeds so slow it was hard to get anywhere. We planned to split our two day reservation in Key Largo with a day trip to Key West. Got to Marathon before time looked short and we turned around to make our reservation back in Key Largo.
Live and learn.
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Post by Admin on Dec 29, 2018 16:35:50 GMT -5
Yes, it is a long 77 mile drive to Marathon from Homestead(2.5 hour's), then another 50 miles(1.5 hour's) to key west. I went to keywest in 98 and then it was a quaint town with a few attractions. Then about 4 years ago my wife and I went to keywest because she has never been there in the 40 years she has lived in Fla. Wow, what a change. It's all about business and money now. 100's of small store's selling everything touristy you can imagine. There are no sights to walk to and see in a day. The best you can do is do one of the local bus tours for a couple of hours and you will get to see the major attractions there. Don't try driving around, the traffic will make you to take 2 or 3 times as long and there is no parking spaces anywhere to park your car. You will have to find a parking lot at $10 to park. Otherwise there are car's parked everywhere(local people). Easier and nicer to let someone else drive.
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