New York bans 'hoverboards' and warns anyone found riding one faces a $500 fine Popular vehicles feature platform with wheel on each side New York City classifies these hoverboards as 'motorised vehicles' Banned because they can't be registered with Motor Vehicles department Stars seen with them include Brooklyn Beckham and Nicole Scherzinger
By Ellie Zolfagharifard For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:35 EST, 18 November 2015 | Updated: 14:11 EST, 18 November 2015
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Bad news if you've always wanted to glide around Manhattan like Marty McFly.
New York City has officially banned 'hoverboards', which have become popular with celebrities such as Brooklyn Beckham and Nicole Scherzinger over the past year.
Anyone found riding the two-wheeled electric vehicles on the street or sidewalk could face a $500 fine and have their hoverboard impounded.
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'Hoverboards are prohibited by New York state law since they are considered motor vehicles that cannot be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles,' a NYPD spokesperson told Dailymail.com. The city's 26th Precint tweeted a warning to citizens earlier this morning, which was quickly deleted
'Hoverboards are prohibited by New York state law since they are considered motor vehicles that cannot be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles,' a NYPD spokesperson told Dailymail.com. The city's 26th Precint tweeted a warning to citizens earlier this morning, which was quickly deleted
WHY BAN HOVERBOARDS?
Hoverboards are considered motor vehicles.
New York City defines these as ''any wheeled device that...is powered by an electric motor or by a gasoline motor that is capable of propelling the device without human power.'
They have been banned because they cannot be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles. . 'Hoverboards are prohibited by New York state law since they are considered motor vehicles that cannot be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles,' a spokesperson for the New York City Police Department told Dailymail.com.
New York City sees hoverboards, which range in price from about $180 to more than $1,600 as 'motorised scooters.'
The city defines these as 'any wheeled device that... is powered by an electric motor or by a gasoline motor that is capable of propelling the device without human power.'
The city's 26th Precinct in Harlem tweeted a warning to citizens earlier this morning, which was quickly deleted.
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It said: 'Be advised that the electric #hoverboard is illegal as per NYC Admin. Code 19-176.2.'
There remains some ambiguity in this code. For instance, it only applies to devices with handlebars. NYCP has yet to respond to DailyMail.com with clarification on this point.
The law on using hoverboards in rest of US is not entirely clear, but 45 states are said to permit 'electric personal assistive mobility devices' - including Segways - on public rights of way.
Kendall Jenner
Brooklyn Beckham
Wiz Khalifa
From left to right is Kendall Jenner, Brooklyn Beckham and Wiz Khalifa, all using hoverboards. Anyone found riding the two-wheeled electric vehicles in New York could face a $500 fine
New York is the only place to be wary of hoverboards. Last month, the UK ruled that it was illegal to ride hoverboards on public roads or pavements in Britain.
They can only be used on private property because they are too dangerous to ride in public, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The CPS guidance was originally issued for Segways, which include a handlebar and are also not permitted on roads - but the Metropolitan Police said last night that it also covers hoverboards.
It is an offence under section 72 of the Highway Act 1835 to ride them on the pavement in England and Wales - and, north of the border, under section 129(5) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.
Meanwhile it is also illegal to ride them on a public road because they are not approved by the European or British test schemes for road-legal vehicles.
Teen Mom 2' star Jenelle Evans rides a hoverboard in California
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver B.J. Daniels rides a hoverboard as he arrives for an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers
On the left, 'Teen Mom 2' star Jenelle Evans rides a hoverboard in California. On the right, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver B.J. Daniels rides one as he arrives for an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers
CPS guidance states: 'You can only ride an unregistered self-balancing scooter on land which is private property and with the landowner's permission.
'The Department for Transport would advise that appropriate safety clothing should be worn at all times.'
Simon Benson, from hoverboard distributor Ghetto Gadgets, claimed that the legal clarification could boost the vehicles' profile and lead to them becoming even more popular.
The boards are also becoming massively popular, with hundreds of different products now available in response to huge demand following their use by the likes of actor Jamie Foxx and singer Justin Bieber.
American stars such as Kendall Jenner are being sent free samples of the boards by companies scrambling for market share and using celebrity endorsement.
Nicole Scherzinger dances to Drunk In Love on a megaboard
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"Dancing with the Stars" treated viewers to a dance performance on hoverboards last month. Wal-Mart says it will be stocking the vehicle from November, saying that it expects it to be a big seller for Christmas
'Dancing with the Stars' treated viewers to a dance performance on hoverboards last month. Wal-Mart says it will be stocking the vehicle from November, saying that it expects it to be a big seller for Christmas
The 19-year-old model posted on Instagram about how she was using the PhunkeeDuck board, and it got more than one million likes - sending demand through the roof.
Rapper Soulja Boy is said to have spent months pestering PhunkeeDuck for their hoverboard - but a couple of days before it eventually arrived, a $1,500 device called the Soulja Board was launched.
However, according to Wired, he bizarrely ended up promoting the new Soulja Board while standing on a PhunkeeDuck.
There has also been a dispute between makers of the IO Hawk and PhunkeeDuck hoverboards over who invented the vehicle in the first place.
US rapper Wiz Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, was handcuffed by customs officials in August after refusing to get off his hoverboard at Los Angeles Airport in California.
Last month Wal-Mart announced that it would be stocking the vehicle from November, saying that it expects it to be a big seller for Christmas.
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I don't think they should be banned, but I do think they are dangerous and laws that hold riders responsible, 100%, in cases of the rider colliding with someone/something, should definitely be on the books.
