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State Biker Laws -
State Biker Laws
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Wisconsin State Motorcycle Laws
Provided by the AMA, The American Motorcyclist Association. Please join and make a difference in how your state is run! | Wisconsin | | Safety Helmet | Required by law under age 18, required for instructional permit holders | | State Funded Rider Ed | Available for all eligible applicants-required under age 18 | | Eye Protection | (2) (a) No person may operate a motorcycle on any highway without wearing any of the following eye protection: 1. A protective face shield attached to the headgear. 2. Glasses. 3. Goggles. (b) Except for photosensitive corrective glasses prescribed by an ophthalmologist, physician, oculist or optometrist, eye protection worn during hours of darkness may not be tinted or darkened. (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), if the motorcycle is a Type 2 motorcycle equipped with a windshield or a Type 1 motorcycle equipped with a windshield that rises a minimum of 15 inches above the handlebar, the use of other eye protective devices is not mandatory. (d) This subsection shall not apply to persons operating a | | Daytime Use of Headlight | Required by law-modulating headlight permitted | | Passenger Seat | Required if carrying a passenger | | Passenger Footrest | Required if carrying a passenger | | Passenger Age Restriction | None | | Helmet Speakers | No Restrictions | | Periodic Safety Inspection | Required by law-random | | Mirror Left(L) Right(R) | One required by law | | Radar Detector | No Restriction | | Turn Signals | Required by law | | Muffler | The following state law (347.39) does not exempt motorcycles and does not require a sound meter or the engine running. If you search the following in the Wisconsin Legislature http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/ Wisconsin Statues: 347.39 Mufflers. (1) No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle subject to registration unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke. This subsection also applies to motor bicycles. (2) No muffler or exhaust system on any vehicle mentioned in sub. (1) shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device nor shall there be installed in the exhaust system of any such vehicle any device to ignite exhaust gases so as to produce flame within or without the exhaust system. No person shall modify the exhaust system of any such motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of this section. (3) In this section,
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