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HELMETS REQUIRED
FOR ALL RIDERS UP TO AGE 18
HELMETS REQUIRED FOR NOVICES OR PERMIT HOLDERS
Motorcycle
Helmet Statue:
Chapter 347. Equipment of Vehicles.
Section 347.485. Protective headgear for use on Type 1 Motorcycles.
:
"(1)(a) No person who holds an instructional permit under s.
343.07(4) or who is under 18 years of age may operate or ride upon
a Type 1 motorcycle on any highway unless the person is wearing
protective headgear of a type which meets the standards established
for motorcycle operation in 49 CFR 571.218 and the chin strap is
properly fastened.
"(am) No person may operate a Type 1 motorcycle when carrying
a passenger under 18 years of age unless the passenger is wearing
protective headgear."
STANDARDS:
Chapter 347. Equipment of Vehicles.
Section 347.485. Protective headgear for use on Type 1 Motorcycles.
:
"(1)(a) . . . protective headgear of a type which meets the
standards established for motorcycle operation in 49 CFR 571.218
. . .."
State Funded Rider Education
Available for all eligible applicants.
Required under age 18.
May waive skills test for successful completion of rider ed.
Eye Protection
Required for instructional permit holders.
Required unless equipped with wind screen which is 15" or higher
above handlebars.
Daytime Use Of Headlight
Required by law.
Modulating headlight permitted.
Passenger Seat
Required if carrying a passenger.
Passenger Footrests
Required if carrying a passenger.
Mirror
Required by law.
Periodic Safety Inspection
Random inspections, required by law.
65 MPH Speed Limit
In effect on designated rural interstate highways.
WISCONSIN - DISCRIMINATION ON
THE BASIS OF CLOTHING OR CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS ILLEGAL
Wisconsin Statutes Section 942.04
makes it a crime to deny the full and equal enjoyment of any public
place of accommodation or amusement to any person because of sex,
race, color, creed, physical condition, developmental disability,
sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry. A citizen has the
right to move about freely and peaceably in public places, without
fear of being discriminatelv removed therefrom. Marie: v. Ritger.
304 F. SUPP 354 (ED.WIS.). Any person whose exercise or enjoyment
of rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States
has been interfered with, or attempted to be interfered with, may
institute and prosecute a civil action for injunctive and other
appropriate equitable relief, including the award of compensatory
monetary damages.
The Supreme Court ruled in the
case of Coheir p. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971) that individuals
have the constitutional right under the First Amendment to wear
clothing which displays writings or designs. In addition, the right
of an individual to freedom of association has long been recognized
and protected by the United States Supreme Court. This, a person
5 right to wear clothing of his choice, as well as his right to
belong to any club or organization of his choice is constitutionally
protected, and persons or establishments who discriminate on the
basis of clothing or club membership are subject to lawsuit
Links:
Wisconsin Department
of Transportation
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