Police see a lot of weird things on the road. Every now and then, however, they still see things that stump them. That’s what happened in Oklahoma City when officers spotted a little red vehicle that they couldn’t quite put a name to. It looked like something between a scooter and a tiny car, and it was cruising around without a license place. So their move was to pull it over and figure out what they were dealing with.
The stop was made by the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office’s Lt. Gib Crawford. The department later admitted online that, at first glance, they were completely confused by what they were looking at. But after closer inspection. it turned out to be a tilt scooter” a three-wheeled, partly enclosed ride with a 50cc engine. It tops out around 40 mph, and that’s precisely why you’re hearing about it right now.
The hangup was that missing tag. As the department explained it, Oklahoma treats a 50cc two-wheeler that tops out at 35 mph or less as a moped, which doesn’t need a plate. This scooter, though, has three wheels and goes 40. That pushes it past the moped line and into the category that needs a license, registration, a title, insurance, and yes, a tag…