Sec. 14-80i. Brake equipment and handlebars of motorcycles.
Sec. 14-80i. Brake equipment and handlebars of motorcycles. (a) Each motorcycle or motorcycle and sidecar shall be equipped with at least one brake adequate to
stop it within a proper distance as defined under the provisions of section 14-80h. Any
motorcycle designated as a 1974 or later model and operated on the highways of this
state shall be equipped with brakes on both the front and rear wheels, except the wheel
or wheels on a sidecar if the motorcycle is so equipped. Motorcycle brakes shall be
maintained in good working order at all times and shall be capable of bringing the
motorcycle to a controlled stop in such distance and under such conditions as are prescribed by the commissioner.
(b) No person shall operate a motorcycle on a highway or in any parking area for
ten or more motor vehicles if the motorcycle is equipped with handlebars that are more
than the height of the operator's shoulders.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed to have
committed an infraction for each offense.
(P.A. 84-429, S. 31; P.A. 07-167, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 07-167 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing provision re handlebars more than 15 inches above uppermost
portion of seat with provision re handlebars more than the height of operator's shoulders, effective July 1, 2007.
Cited. 29 CA 791.