Safety Helmet: | Required by law under age 18 |
Eye Protection: | Not Required |
Passenger Age: | No Restriction |
Helmet Speakers: | No Restrictions |
Mirrors: | One required by law |
Headlight: | Daytime headlight required. Modulating headlight permitted. |
Turn Signals: | Not Required |
Handlebars: | No Restrictions |
Muffler: | Muffler required. |
Noise Restrictions: | Max A-weighted sound levels based on measurement at 50 feet from closest point to motorcycle (61-9-418): 1)manufactured before 1970--92dBA; 2)manufactured after 1969 but prior to 1973--88dBA; 3)manufactured after 1972 but prior to 1975--86dBA; 4)manufactured after 1974 but prior to 1978--80dBA; 5)manufactured after 1977 but prior to 1988--75dBA; 6)manufactured after 1987--70dBA. |
Riding Two Abreast in Lane: | No more than two motorcycles may be operated side by side in a single traffic lane. (7) All motor vehicles, including motorcycles and quadricycles, are entitled to the full use of a traffic lane, andd in a manner that deprives any other vehicle of the full use of a traffic lane, except that motorcycles may, with the consent of both drivers, be operated no more than two abreast in a single traffic lane. |
Lane Splitting: | A motorcycle may travel between two vehicles in two lanes that are stopped or are going in the same direction at less than 20 mph |
Insurance: | Not referenced in Administrative Code or Statutes |
These state motorcycle laws very verified as current at the time they were published on this page. Some laws may have been changed or repealed and new laws may have be added. Check with state and/or local authorities for the most up to date laws and regulations.