Arcimoto Hub

The Arcimoto should be exempted from the motorcycle license requirement for the following reasons:

1. The Arcimoto does not require balancing or "leaning into the curve."  Simply turn the handlebars slightly in the direction you want to go.
2. The Arcimoto is front wheel drive and handles like an automobile. The requirement of motorcycle license and motorcycle skills testing does nothing to increase public safety.
3. As an electric, the Arcimoto doesn't require shifting and clutching as motorcycles do.
4. Handlebar steering use is not at all complicated. For example, handlebar steering is used in personal mobility vehicles like the Amigo.
5. The current requirement of a steering wheel for a motorcycle license exemption will soon be obsolete given the progress of autonomous vehicles.
6. Unlike true motorcycles, requiring a motorcycle license for the Arcimoto is a significant barrier to sales and rentals.
7. Even though handlebars are used for steering both the Arcimoto and a standard 2 wheeled motorcycle, the Arcimoto’s handlebars are not directly connected to the front wheel via a fork and handlebar system as a typical motorcycle. In the Arcimoto‘s case, there is an indirect connection through a power steering unit between the handlebars and the front wheels.
8. The maximum movement of the handlebars clockwise or counterclockwise is only about 50 degrees thus not requiring a shoulder roll or weight shift.
9. Standard motorcycle driving exam tests for the ability to counter-steer at speed. You don’t/can’t counter-steer a 3 wheeler.
10. Standard motorcycle driving exam tests for the ability to coordinate hand and foot to safely brake. With the Arcimoto, braking is done with a foot brake just like a car while the right hand controls the regenerative trigger.
11. Arcimotos don’t have foot pegs and passengers don’t need to hang onto the driver while leaning into curves. 
12. Driver and Passengers have their own full seat with 2 seatbelts

The Arcimoto should be exempted from the helmet requirement for the following reasons:

1. Requiring a helmet for motor vehicles that have lap and shoulder seat belts is exceedingly dangerous. Helmets weigh approximately 3-4 lbs. Helmets add approximately 30-40% more weight to the head. It is commonly accepted by automotive safety engineers that helmet use with lap and shoulder seat belts will cause "neck elongation". This combination use in a frontal collision can cause whiplash, paralysis and even death. This is especially dangerous in the case of children because their skeletal structures aren't completely developed, or in the case of seniors, where skeletal strength may have degraded.
2. Requiring a helmet for operation of an Arcimoto is not necessary since the Arcimoto has a roll cage roof meeting FMVSS 216a. This provides much more protection than any helmet ever would.

1. Create a Facebook survey for your city and state one to two month ahead giving date or time (if you know the date) options. The survey will give you an idea of how many might come.
2. 2-3 weeks ahead, put out the rally info with city/state, date, meet up place, staging time, leave time, and route.
3. The route should be no more than 20-25 miles, preferably with speeds that don’t go over 45 for any sustained period, and be about 30-50 minutes long of driving. Google or Apple maps can give you that information if you make a route.
4. Try to figure out pull over areas to gather lost sheep from stop lights.
5. Have 1-3 stops that are big enough to hold the number of vehicles with easy in and out. Scenic stops are always nice (lake side, parks, etc).
6. Advertise your rally. Ensure you put the name of the city and state. Canva can make a Facebook post picture very easily.
7. At the end, advertise an endpoint where people will meet up to socialize like a restaurant, bar, or coffee house.
8. Sometimes give aways can help (screw driver, bags, gift cards).

Some items on your Arcimoto to know about:

1. The parking brake needs adjustment about every 500-4000 miles (depending on how much you use the brake pedal and how well aligned the brake calipers and pads are)

2. You’ll want to read up on how to do a hard and soft reset. It is your first go-to if there is a problem and requires a philips screw driver.

3. Charge daily if possible. Otherwise read up on 12v batteries going bad and how to replace them with a LiFePO4 12v battery

4. What a broken fender brackets sounds like and that knowing a competent welder will save your bacon.

5. How to identify when your $1500 on board charger is no longer working

6. How to identify when your throttle is no longer working.

7. How to replace grips when they start melting