(a) (1) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary and except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) and subsection (e), a person or entity may operate a personal delivery device on a sidewalk, crosswalk, bicycle lane or path, shoulder, the area adjacent to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway, parking lot, or a similar area in this state.(2) A personal delivery device must not be operated:(A) In a bicycle lane of any road or highway where the speed limit is greater than forty-five miles per hour (45 mph);(B) On the shoulder or the area adjacent to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway of any road or highway where the speed limit is greater than forty-five miles per hour (45 mph) or the road or highway is a part of the interstate highway system or a controlled access highway; or(C) In a crosswalk, whether marked or unmarked, if the device is not programmed to properly identify and safely use a crosswalk, including being able to:(i) Properly react to crosswalk signage or signals;(ii) Identify and distinguish crosswalks, pedestrians, and vehicular traffic;(iii) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way to pedestrians; and(iv) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way of traffic turning onto the road or highway.(3) A personal delivery device must be regulated as, and is subject to all of the requirements under this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title that are applicable to, a pedestrian when operated in a pedestrian area or a bicyclist when operated in all other areas, except as to those provisions that by their nature can have no application or that would place an unreasonable burden on the operation of the personal delivery device.
(1) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary and except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) and subsection (e), a person or entity may operate a personal delivery device on a sidewalk, crosswalk, bicycle lane or path, shoulder, the area adjacent to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway, parking lot, or a similar area in this state.
(2) A personal delivery device must not be operated:(A) In a bicycle lane of any road or highway where the speed limit is greater than forty-five miles per hour (45 mph);(B) On the shoulder or the area adjacent to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway of any road or highway where the speed limit is greater than forty-five miles per hour (45 mph) or the road or highway is a part of the interstate highway system or a controlled access highway; or(C) In a crosswalk, whether marked or unmarked, if the device is not programmed to properly identify and safely use a crosswalk, including being able to:(i) Properly react to crosswalk signage or signals;(ii) Identify and distinguish crosswalks, pedestrians, and vehicular traffic;(iii) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way to pedestrians; and(iv) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way of traffic turning onto the road or highway.
(A) In a bicycle lane of any road or highway where the speed limit is greater than forty-five miles per hour (45 mph);
(B) On the shoulder or the area adjacent to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway of any road or highway where the speed limit is greater than forty-five miles per hour (45 mph) or the road or highway is a part of the interstate highway system or a controlled access highway; or
(C) In a crosswalk, whether marked or unmarked, if the device is not programmed to properly identify and safely use a crosswalk, including being able to:(i) Properly react to crosswalk signage or signals;(ii) Identify and distinguish crosswalks, pedestrians, and vehicular traffic;(iii) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way to pedestrians; and(iv) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way of traffic turning onto the road or highway.
(i) Properly react to crosswalk signage or signals;
(ii) Identify and distinguish crosswalks, pedestrians, and vehicular traffic;
(iii) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way to pedestrians; and
(iv) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way of traffic turning onto the road or highway.
(3) A personal delivery device must be regulated as, and is subject to all of the requirements under this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title that are applicable to, a pedestrian when operated in a pedestrian area or a bicyclist when operated in all other areas, except as to those provisions that by their nature can have no application or that would place an unreasonable burden on the operation of the personal delivery device.
(b) A personal delivery device must:(1) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way to all other traffic, including pedestrians;(2) Not unreasonably interfere with other traffic, including pedestrians;(3) If the personal delivery device is being operated between sunset and sunrise, be equipped with lighting on both the front and rear of the personal delivery device visible in clear weather from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500′) to the front and rear of the personal delivery device; and(4) Not transport hazardous materials regulated under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 5103) that are required to be placarded under 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F.
(1) Yield or not obstruct the right-of-way to all other traffic, including pedestrians;
(2) Not unreasonably interfere with other traffic, including pedestrians;
(3) If the personal delivery device is being operated between sunset and sunrise, be equipped with lighting on both the front and rear of the personal delivery device visible in clear weather from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500′) to the front and rear of the personal delivery device; and
(4) Not transport hazardous materials regulated under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 5103) that are required to be placarded under 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F.
(c) A personal delivery device may be operated in a pedestrian area at speeds up to ten (10) miles per hour and in other areas, up to twenty (20) miles per hour.
(d) A personal delivery device must:(1) Be equipped with a marker that clearly states the name and contact information of the owner and a unique identification number; and(2) Be equipped with a braking system that enables the device to come to a controlled stop.
(1) Be equipped with a marker that clearly states the name and contact information of the owner and a unique identification number; and
(2) Be equipped with a braking system that enables the device to come to a controlled stop.
(e) A personal delivery device and any entity that operates a personal delivery device is not subject to any requirements or laws applicable to motor vehicles, including the Tennessee Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, compiled in chapter 12, part 1 of this title; the Uniform Classified and Commercial Driver License Act of 1988, compiled in chapter 50 of this title; and chapters 3 and 4 of this title, relating to titling and registration.
(f) Personal delivery devices may be regulated or prohibited by local resolutions or ordinances if the local government determines that the regulation or prohibition is necessary, in the interest of public safety. A regulation adopted by a local government must not be inconsistent with this section. This section does not affect the authority of a local authority's law enforcement officers to enforce the laws of this state relating to the operation of a personal delivery device.
(g) An entity that operates a personal delivery device must maintain an insurance policy that includes general liability coverage of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damages arising from the combined operations of personal delivery devices under a personal delivery device operator's control.