Bob Lavoie rides on the Veteran’s Bridge over the Merrimack River from Hudson to Nashua on Tuesday. Lavoie commutes to his job at Market Basket in Hudson. Nashua Telegraph staff photo by Don Himsel
The Nashua Telegraph has an article today about Scooter/Moped speed limits and safety on local roads:
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Moped rider finds dead end in navigating city
By PATRICK MEIGHAN, Staff Writer
NASHUA – Bob Lavoie commutes to his job at a Hudson supermarket via a motorized scooter that tops out at 30 miles per hour.
Because it has an engine of only 50 cubic centimeters – among other limitations, the state Department of Motor Vehicles classifies the vehicle as a moped even though it lacks bicycle-type pedals. The license plate, consequently, reads, “moped.”
Morning-commute drivers who queue up behind the thing on Lowell Road about 6 a.m. daily don’t care what it is. Some get so irked they honk their horns and give Lavoie the finger as they cross double yellow lines to pass him. . .
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