BILL NUMBER: AB 2844	CHAPTERED  08/23/04

	CHAPTER  280
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 23, 2004
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 23, 2004
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 5, 2004
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 10, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member La Suer

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2004

   An act to amend Section 27801 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2844, La Suer.  Motorcycle:  handlebars.
   Existing law prohibits a person from driving a 2-wheel motorcycle
that is equipped with handlebars so positioned that the hands of the
driver, when upon the grips, are at or above his or her shoulder
height when sitting astride the seat.
   This bill would, instead, prohibit a person from driving a 2-wheel
motorcycle that is equipped with handlebars so positioned that the
hands of the driver, when upon the grips, are more than 6 inches
above his or her shoulder height.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 27801 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   27801.  A person shall not drive a two-wheel motorcycle that is
equipped with  either of the following:
   (a) A seat so positioned that the driver, when sitting astride the
seat, cannot reach the ground with his or her feet.
   (b) Handlebars so positioned that the hands of the driver, when
upon the grips, are more than six inches above his or her shoulder
height when sitting astride the seat.