Medium-speed vehicle (MSV) is a vehicle registration category in some states of the United States where applicable vehicles are allowed to travel on roads at speeds up to . The safety regulations for MSVs are more stringent than those for
Low-speed vehicle
In the United States and Canada, low-speed vehicle (LSV) regulations allow relaxed design and registration laws for four-wheel vehicles that have a maximum capable speed of about . Several other countries have similar regulations.
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Montana's SB0185 was the first law to define this class of vehicle.
[Moore, Bill]
"The Medium Speed Electric Vehicle Conundrum"
EVWorld.com, May 25, 2007, accessed December 15, 2018 Minnesota has laws that allow for vehicles that travel up to , Tennessee's laws allow for vehicles that travel up to , and Colorado, Kentucky, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington all have laws allowing MSVs that travel up to . Maryland's law considers the speed capability of the particular vehicle.
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See also
* Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
References
Vehicle law
Medium-speed vehicles
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