347.47 Drawbars, trailer hitches and mobile home couplings. (1) No person shall operate a vehicle towing or drawing another vehicle or vehicles on a highway if the drawbar or other connection between any 2 vehicles exceeds 12 feet in length. (2) No person shall operate a motor vehicle drawing a trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or […]
347.475 Airbags, prohibited practices. (1) In this section, “airbag” means an inflatable restraint system that is designed to be installed and to operate in a motor vehicle to deploy by inflating upon an impact of the vehicle with another object. (2) No person may, either personally or through an agent, sell, install, reinstall, or distribute […]
347.48 Safety belts and child safety restraint systems. (1) Safety belts required. (a) No person may buy, sell, lease, trade or transfer a motor vehicle other than an automobile at retail from or to Wisconsin residents unless the vehicle is equipped with safety belts installed for use as required under 49 CFR 571, and no […]
347.485 Protective headgear for use on 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 motorcycle on any highway unless the person is wearing protective headgear of a type which meets the standards established for motorcycle […]
347.486 General requirements. (1) No person may operate a motorcycle if the handlegrips of the handlebars rise more than 30 inches above the lowest point of the top of the driver’s seat when the seat is occupied. (2) No person may operate a motorcycle with an improvised, defective or repaired handlebar. (3) No person may […]
347.487 Seating requirements. Except as provided in s. 346.595 (3m), no more than 2 persons may ride on a motorcycle during operation, and then only if the vehicle is equipped and designed with adequate seats and foot rests or pegs. Foot rests or pegs shall be mounted in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications. In the absence […]
347.488 Moped equipment. No person may operate a moped unless: (1) The moped complies with all federal emission, equipment and safety standards applicable at the time of manufacture; (2) None of the original equipment installed on the moped by the manufacturer has been replaced with equipment of lesser performance characteristics; and (3) The performance characteristics […]
347.489 Lamps and other equipment on bicycles and other vehicles and devices. (1) No person may operate a bicycle, motor bicycle, personal delivery device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a highway, sidewalk, bicycle lane, or bicycle way during hours of darkness unless the bicycle, motor bicycle, personal delivery device, electric scooter, […]
347.49 Equipment of vehicles transporting flammable liquids. (1) In this section, “flammable liquid” means any gasoline, naphtha, benzine, fuel oil, crude oil, kerosene or other liquid which has a flashpoint of 80 degrees Fahrenheit or less as determined by a Tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device. (2) No person shall transport in or on any […]
347.50 Penalties. (1) Any person violating ss. 347.35 to 347.49, except s. 347.385 (5), s. 347.413 (1) or s. 347.415 (1m), (2) and (3) to (5) or s. 347.417 (1) or s. 347.475 or s. 347.48 (2m) or (4) or s. 347.489, may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $200. […]
