License to ride.

[C3517C]

I'm a lieutenant with Las Vegas Metro, 25 years on. Soon I'll be riding my Spyder all day instead of working. But here's the real deal. Please be advised that this is for NEVADA ONLY.
SpyderRyder and AKA1004 are correct. The Spyder is powered by one wheel and is NOT a trike in Nevada. It is a motorcycle and requires a helmet and motorcycle license. Trikes are powered by 2 wheels. Now for the reality, Do most officers know this -NO. Does some clerk at DMV know this - of course not. The fact is nobody here had ever checked into this until Spyders starting showing up. For a city of 2,000,000, we have very few of them on the road. You may only see one every few months (other than the one your sitting on) so it hasn't been an issue.
I know you guys are going to make me cite the NRS for this rule. I'm sitting at home and drinking a class of cabernet, please don't make me break out the books. It's there, I've read it, trust me. If you are cited for a violation on this topic, send me a message, I'll help.
I'm glad to see more of us from this area. I'm always up for a ride.

 

[aka1004]

I'm a lieutenant with Las Vegas Metro, 25 years on. Soon I'll be riding my Spyder all day instead of working. But here's the real deal. Please be advised that this is for NEVADA ONLY.
SpyderRyder and AKA1004 are correct. The Spyder is powered by one wheel and is NOT a trike in Nevada. It is a motorcycle and requires a helmet and motorcycle license. Trikes are powered by 2 wheels. Now for the reality, Do most officers know this -NO. Does some clerk at DMV know this - of course not. The fact is nobody here had ever checked into this until Spyders starting showing up. For a city of 2,000,000, we have very few of them on the road. You may only see one every few months (other than the one your sitting on) so it hasn't been an issue.
I know you guys are going to make me cite the NRS for this rule. I'm sitting at home and drinking a class of cabernet, please don't make me break out the books. It's there, I've read it, trust me. If you are cited for a violation on this topic, send me a message, I'll help.
I'm glad to see more of us from this area. I'm always up for a ride.

does this mean i can ryde without helmet when i ryde with you?
kidding aside, i've been ryding here and there without helmet and has not been a issue yet even with few high patrol /las vegas metro behind me but i don't do it often. only when i only need to go very short distance.
most police officers pay more attention to spyder than what's on my head.

 

[3Ryder]

Thanks for the post...

I'm a lieutenant with Las Vegas Metro, 25 years on. Soon I'll be riding my Spyder all day instead of working. But here's the real deal. Please be advised that this is for NEVADA ONLY.
SpyderRyder and AKA1004 are correct. The Spyder is powered by one wheel and is NOT a trike in Nevada. It is a motorcycle and requires a helmet and motorcycle license. Trikes are powered by 2 wheels. Now for the reality, Do most officers know this -NO. Does some clerk at DMV know this - of course not. The fact is nobody here had ever checked into this until Spyders starting showing up. For a city of 2,000,000, we have very few of them on the road. You may only see one every few months (other than the one your sitting on) so it hasn't been an issue.
I know you guys are going to make me cite the NRS for this rule. I'm sitting at home and drinking a class of cabernet, please don't make me break out the books. It's there, I've read it, trust me. If you are cited for a violation on this topic, send me a message, I'll help.
I'm glad to see more of us from this area. I'm always up for a ride.

Your post is exactly what age and experience has been screaming at me from the back of my head. DMV and law enforcement don't sing necessarily from the same page and what DMV says won't help if you have a conflict with a law.

Mea culpa on that "first ride." I'll try to be a better person but gosh, it's such a beautiful machine... Are you a motorcycle officer? Like you, would like to see the Spyder folks get to a critical mass. Even if it's a coffee and donuts breakfast meet. Will reach out when I have that endorsement. BTW...I have a good friend in the NLV police.

 

[moabgirl]

License to ride

I appreciate hearing law enforcement's perspective. I think it's prudent to take the safety course (did years ago but again, that was years ago) and get a motorcycle license just to alleviate any concern.

Ryders in Vegas! Don't forget us out here in Pahrump! We like to ryde too!

 

[C3517C]

I guarantee when the officer sees the Spyder on the road his first thought is "That is a sweet looking bike". You would really have to be screwing up to turn the thought process to traffic violations. I still get a crowd around it when I ride ot to work. After everyone says how much they like it, the conversation turns into an argument about wether the helmet law applies. At least now I have done the research and have the answer.
As far as DMV......we'll we now how they work. I don't think it's much different in any state. I'm sure there are some hard working, well intended people there, but they are part of a broken system, and I'm sure they're understaffed.
I was never a motor cop. I like my motorcycles in the recreational part of life. I have, however, been assigned to traffic at times during my career. I also did bicycle patrol on the strip for 3 years :yikes: does that count ?

 

[SpyderWolf]

I guarantee when the officer sees the Spyder on the road his first thought is "That is a sweet looking bike". You would really have to be screwing up to turn the thought process to traffic violations. I still get a crowd around it when I ride ot to work. After everyone says how much they like it, the conversation turns into an argument about wether the helmet law applies. At least now I have done the research and have the answer.
As far as DMV......we'll we now how they work. I don't think it's much different in any state. I'm sure there are some hard working, well intended people there, but they are part of a broken system, and I'm sure they're understaffed.
I was never a motor cop. I like my motorcycles in the recreational part of life. I have, however, been assigned to traffic at times during my career. I also did bicycle patrol on the strip for 3 years :yikes: does that count ?

:2thumbs:

You are right on the money, it is the same in every state that I have lived in so far.