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Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," by adding a new Chapter regulating the use and operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices and by making conforming amendments to other sections of the Title, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code" is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE.
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§12-102. Definitions.
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(20) "Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device" or "EPAMD". A self-balancing two-nontandem-wheeled device designed to transport only one person with an electric propulsion system. This term does not include self-propelled wheelchairs or electrical mobility devices operated and designed for the exclusive use of persons with mobility related disabilities.
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§12-700. [RESERVED]. Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device Regulation and Penalties.
§12-701. Operation on Streets.
(1) Every person operating an EPAMD upon a street shall have all the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to a vehicle operator under the provisions of this Title and The Vehicle Code.
§12-702. Operation on Sidewalks.
(1) No person shall operate an EPAMD upon a sidewalk within a business district, as such district is defined in The Vehicle Code.
(2) No person shall operate an EPAMD upon a sidewalk in the following areas:
(a ) Center City, bounded by Spring Garden Street, South Street, the Delaware River, and the Schuylkill River;
(3) No person shall operate an EPAMD upon a sidewalk at a speed in excess of five miles per hour.
(4) Whenever any person is operating an EPAMD upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12-811 of this Chapter, the penalty for violation...
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