COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Senate panel has approved a measure seeking to close a loophole in South Carolina law and make it illegal to drive a moped while drunk.
A Senate transportation subcommittee on Tuesday sent to the full panel a measure that defines mopeds as motor vehicles and not motorcycles.
Republican Sen. Greg Hembree of North Myrtle Beach says there is a glitch in the existing law.
Hembree says the subcommittee will hear testimony in several weeks on a host of other measures dealing with mopeds. They include whether riders must wear reflective vests, have a flashing light, or operate only on certain parts of the roads. Other bills deal with registration and insurance.
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