CHAPTER 10. MOTORCYCLES

IC 9-21-10

    

Chapter 10. Motorcycles

IC 9-21-10-1

Passengers; number; seating restrictions

    

Sec. 1. In addition to the person who operates a motorcycle that
has only two (2) wheels in contact with the ground or pavement, one
(1) person may be carried on the motorcycle. A passenger may be
carried only on a firmly attached and regular seat designed for
passenger use.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-2

Passengers; interference with operation and control; obstruction
of view

    

Sec. 2. A passenger may not be carried on a motorcycle in a
position that interferes with the operation or control of the
motorcycle or the view of the person who operates the motorcycle.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-3

Packages, bundles, or other articles preventing proper use of
handlebars

    

Sec. 3. A person who operates a motorcycle may not carry a
package, bundle, or other article that prevents the person from
keeping both hands on the handlebars.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-4

Seating restrictions

    

Sec. 4. A person may not drive, operate, or ride as a passenger on
a motorcycle that has only two (2) wheels in contact with the ground
or pavement in a position other than astride the seat or saddle
provided.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-5

Headlamps; illumination during operation

    

Sec. 5. Headlamps shall be illuminated at all times when a
motorcycle is in operation.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-6

Traffic lanes; restrictions on use

    

Sec. 6. A motorcycle is entitled to the full use of a traffic lane and
a vehicle may not be driven or operated in a manner that deprives
another vehicle of the full use of a traffic lane. Motorcycles may,
with the consent of both persons who operate the motorcycles, be
operated with not more than two (2) abreast in a single traffic lane.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-7

Traffic regulations; application to motorcycles

    

Sec. 7. All traffic regulations and all rights and duties inured from
the traffic regulations that apply to a person who drives or operates
a motor vehicle apply to a person who operates a motorcycle, except
the following:

        (1) Regulations that expressly do not apply to motorcycles.

        (2) Regulations that by their nature have no application.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-8

Motorcycles prohibited from operation on highways

    

Sec. 8. A motorcycle:

        (1) with a design speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per
hour; and

        (2) that has a seat, but not a saddle;

may not be operated on an interstate highway or on a highway
outside the limits of a city or town.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-9

Drivers or passengers under 18 years of age; headgear and goggles

    

Sec. 9. If a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age is
operating or riding on a motorcycle on the streets or highways, the
person shall wear the following:

        (1) Protective headgear meeting the minimum standards set by
the bureau.

        (2) Protective glasses, goggles, or a transparent face shield.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-10

Renting or furnishing a motorcycle to an unlicensed driver;
prohibition

    

Sec. 10. A person may not rent, lease, or furnish a motorcycle to
another person for use on the streets and highways who is not
regularly licensed to operate a motor vehicle by the state in which the
other person is a resident.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-11

Subleasing or otherwise authorizing use of motorcycle to an
unlicensed driver; prohibition

    

Sec. 11. A person to whom a motorcycle is rented, leased, or
furnished may not rent, sublease, or otherwise authorize the use of
the motorcycle on the streets and highways to a person who is not
licensed to operate a vehicle in Indiana.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-12

Renting, leasing, or furnishing an unsafe motorcycle; prohibition

    

Sec. 12. A person may not rent, lease, or furnish a motorcycle that
is not in safe operating condition.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

IC 9-21-10-13

Violations; Class C infraction

    

Sec. 13. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C
infraction.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.