Article 15.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; RULES OF THE ROAD
8-1598.Operation of motorcycles; equipment required for operators and
riders.
(a) No person under the age of 18 years shall operate or ride upon a
motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, unless wearing a helmet which complies
with minimum guidelines established by the
national highway
traffic safety administration pursuant to the national traffic and motor
vehicle safety act of 1966 for helmets designed for use by motorcyclists
and other motor vehicle users.
(b) No person shall operate a motorcycle unless such person is
wearing an eye-protective device which shall consist of
protective glasses, goggles or transparent face shields which are shatter proof
and impact resistant, except when the
motorcycle is equipped with a windscreen which has a minimum height of 10
inches measured from the center of the handlebars.
(c) This section shall not apply to persons riding within an
enclosed cab or on a golf cart, nor shall it apply to any person
operating or riding any industrial or cargo-type vehicle having three wheels
and commonly known as a truckster.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1598; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 30;
L. 1976, ch. 51, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 41, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 36, § 1;
L. 1997, ch. 80, § 2; July 1.
Article 15.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; RULES OF THE ROAD
8-1598.Operation of motorcycles; equipment required for operators and
riders.
(a) No person under the age of 18 years shall operate or ride upon a
motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, unless wearing a helmet which complies
with minimum guidelines established by the
national highway
traffic safety administration pursuant to the national traffic and motor
vehicle safety act of 1966 for helmets designed for use by motorcyclists
and other motor vehicle users.
(b) No person shall operate a motorcycle unless such person is
wearing an eye-protective device which shall consist of
protective glasses, goggles or transparent face shields which are shatter proof
and impact resistant, except when the
motorcycle is equipped with a windscreen which has a minimum height of 10
inches measured from the center of the handlebars.
(c) This section shall not apply to persons riding within an
enclosed cab or on a golf cart, nor shall it apply to any person
operating or riding any industrial or cargo-type vehicle having three wheels
and commonly known as a truckster.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1598; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 30;
L. 1976, ch. 51, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 41, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 36, § 1;
L. 1997, ch. 80, § 2; July 1.
Article 15.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; RULES OF THE ROAD
8-1598.Operation of motorcycles; equipment required for operators and
riders.
(a) No person under the age of 18 years shall operate or ride upon a
motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, unless wearing a helmet which complies
with minimum guidelines established by the
national highway
traffic safety administration pursuant to the national traffic and motor
vehicle safety act of 1966 for helmets designed for use by motorcyclists
and other motor vehicle users.
(b) No person shall operate a motorcycle unless such person is
wearing an eye-protective device which shall consist of
protective glasses, goggles or transparent face shields which are shatter proof
and impact resistant, except when the
motorcycle is equipped with a windscreen which has a minimum height of 10
inches measured from the center of the handlebars.
(c) This section shall not apply to persons riding within an
enclosed cab or on a golf cart, nor shall it apply to any person
operating or riding any industrial or cargo-type vehicle having three wheels
and commonly known as a truckster.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1598; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 30;
L. 1976, ch. 51, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 41, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 36, § 1;
L. 1997, ch. 80, § 2; July 1.