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Virginia uses the same criteria to distinguish between a "motorcycle" and a "moped" (50cc engine, 30mph top speed). While I was living there, I did some research into getting a moped or Vespa to get around town with better gas milage than a car, and I was surprised how few typical "mopeds" are that weak... almost all the ones I looked at were too powerful or too fast. Unless you go out of your way to get one specifically, I'd bet 90% of the scooters/mopeds are "motorcycles" for the purposes of Texas.

It's a real shame that the MPA only covered motor vehicles and not all vehicles. I have a number of friends who enjoy biking in Memorial Park here in Houston, and they often go after dark in the summer to avoid the heat of the day. You'd never be able to get me anywhere near there without a handgun, after seeing the weirdos inhabiting that place and wandering around amidst the joggers and bikers.

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