Originally Posted by
Robert C
Check your state laws. There is no "fuzzy."
The problem is when people think they are cute as they make up their own definitions. This forum has a large number of those people. It was more common in the first years of the current e-bike boom, but some are still around.
The only definitions that matter are the ones in the states where you intend to operate.
Not true where I live, New Hampshire. Current state law and definitions are filled with contradictions.
"The problem is when people think" they know the answers, when they haven't done their homework. That and sweeping generalizations. What may be true in your place may not be true in mine.