RULES OF THE ROAD

Safety Helmet                                                

State Funded Rider Ed                            

Eye Protection                                        

Daytime Use of Headlight                         

Passenger Seat                                       

Passenger Footrest                                 

Passenger Age Restriction                      

Helmet Speakers                                     

Periodic Safety Inspection                       

Mirror Left(L) Right(R)                            

Radar Detector                                        

Turn Signals 
Rider-education Waiver  
Accept Motorcycle endorsement from other states
Motorcycles operating two abreast in same lane                                                                                   

                       

 

Required by Law .
Not Available.
Required by Law.
Required by Law.
Required if carrying a passenger.
Required if carrying a passenger.
None.
Single earphone only.
Required by Law.
One required by Law.
No restriction.
Required if manufactured in and after 1985.
Skill test.
Yes.
Yes.

Muffler 

 

Muffler required; no straight pipes; no removal of baffles; no modification of exhaust system that increases noise beyond exhaust system originally installed. Ref: NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law, Article 9, Section 381 Maximum Sound Level Maximum Allowable A-Weighted Sound Levels at Speed: 35 mph or less, 82 dB(A); over 35 mph, 86 dB(A), measured at, or adjusted to, a distance of fifty feet from the center of the lane in which the motorcycle is traveling. Ref: NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law, Article 10, Section 386.

State Insurance Requirements 

Compulsory Liability (Minimum Limits)(25/

50/10) - Minimum limits where death results are 50/100.

 

Handlebar Height

Handle bars or grips cannot be more than the height of the operator's shoulders.

# 1252. Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.

 

(a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle or motorcycle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. However, this subsection shall not be construed to prevent motorcycles from being operated two abreast in a single lane.

 

(b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.

 

(c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.

 

(d) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.

 

(e) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.

 
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