Nice little article from New Mexico. Helmet laws TBD.
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3665508.shtml#.Vg2dYO-FO70
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3665508.shtml#.Vg2dYO-FO70
The trouble is, the state of New Mexico classifies the Elio and other three-wheelers as motorcycles, not cars, and that means drivers would need a motorcycle license, which most drivers don’t have and don’t plan to get.
State Rep. Carl Trujillo, a Santa Fe Democrat, has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would define the Elio and some other three-wheelers as cars.