Three-wheeler gets regulatory break

From CNW Group

MONTREAL, QC - Campagna Motors has announced that the provincial motor vehicle bureau in Quebec (Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec or SAAQ) has implemented a policy that allows Class 5 (passenger vehicle) license holders to drive the three-wheeled T-REX.

This new regulation will make the T-REX available to a greater number of people, now that the SAAQ has realized that operating a T-REX is more comparable to driving a passenger vehicle than a motorcycle.

However, under the Quebec Highway Safety Code, owners have to register the T-REX as a motorcycle and the driver and passenger must wear a helmet, just as they would for a motorcycle. But the motorcycle license requirement no longer applies.

"We've been facing many unreasonable hurdles for quite some time now, some of which have deterred customers from buying our products," said David Neault, Chief Operating Officer. "A good number of T-REX fans were put off by the long, drawn-out process of obtaining a motorcycle license, while others objected to the idea of having to learn to ride a motorcycle to pass the road test. We trust that the SAAQ's initiative will pave the way for other provinces to modify their laws so that we can offer this exciting vehicle to a greater number of sports car enthusiasts."

For more information on the T-REX and Campagna Motors' other three-wheeled vehicle, the V13R, visit the Montreal Motorcycle Show at the Montreal Convention Centre, Feb. 20-22, or go to www.campagnamotors.com.

Campagna Motors, established in Canada, develops, manufactures and assembles three-wheel performance vehicles. On top of the T-REX, powered by a Kawasaki 1400cc inline four-cylinder engine, Campagna Motors also manufactures a three-wheel roadster vehicle, the V13R reverse-trike which is powered by the Harley-Davidson iquid-cooled, Revolution 60-degree V-Twin engine.