Connecticut § 14-289b - Operation of motorcycles and autocycles.
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§ 14-289b. Operation of motorcycles and autocycles.
Sec. 14-289b. Operation of motorcycles and autocycles. (a) The operator of a motorcycle shall be entitled to the full use of any single traffic lane, but the operation of more than two motorcycles abreast in any single traffic lane is prohibited.
(b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not (1) overtake and pass, in the same single traffic lane occupied by such motorcycle, any motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, or (2) operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic. An autocycle shall not overtake and pass any motor vehicle operating in the same single traffic lane occupied by such autocycle.
(c) Any person operating a motorcycle manufactured after January 1, 1980, on a highway, shall illuminate the head lamp of such motorcycle at all times it is being operated.
(d) No provision of this section shall apply to a police officer during the performance of his official duties.
(e) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall have committed an infraction.
(1967, P.A. 396, S. 1; P.A. 75-577, S. 113, 126; P.A. 79-590; P.A. 84-429, S. 41; P.A. 15-46, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 75-577 replaced provision for $100 maximum fine with statement that violation of section is an infraction; P.A. 79-590 replaced previous provisions; P.A. 84-429 rephrased provisions and made other technical changes in Subsec. (c); P.A. 15-46 amended Subsec. (b) to prohibit autocycle from overtaking and passing and make a technical change, effective July 1, 2015.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
Cited. 194 C. 129.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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