Part11B.  Pedestrian Rights and Duties of Persons with a Mobility Impairment.

§ 20‑175.5.  Use ofmotorized wheelchairs or similar vehicles not exceeding 1000 pounds grossweight.

While a person with a mobilityimpairment as defined in G.S. 20‑37.5 operates a motorized wheelchair orsimilar vehicle not exceeding 1000 pounds gross weight in order to provide thatperson with the mobility of a pedestrian, that person is subject to all thelaws, ordinances, regulations, rights and responsibilities which would otherwiseapply to a pedestrian, but is not subject to Part 10 of this Article or anyother law, ordinance or regulation otherwise applicable to motor vehicles. (1991,c. 206, s. 1.)