Vermont § 1114 - Riding on motorcycles and motor-driven cycles
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1114 — Riding on motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1114. Riding on motorcycles and motor-driven cycles
- (a) An individual operating a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall ride only upon the
permanent and regular seat of the motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, and such operator
shall not carry any other individual nor shall any other individual ride on a motorcycle
or motor-driven cycle unless such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle is designed to
carry more than one individual, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent
and regular seat if designed for two individuals or upon another seat firmly attached
to the motorcycle or motor-driven cycle at the rear or side of the operator. (b) An individual shall only ride upon a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle while sitting
astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle or motor-driven
cycle. The requirement of this subsection shall not apply to occupants of autocycles
or of sidecars. (c) No individual shall operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle while carrying any
package, bundle, or other article that prevents him or her from keeping both hands
on the handlebars. (d) No operator shall carry any passenger, nor shall any passenger ride, in a position
that will interfere with the operation or control of the motorcycle or motor-driven
cycle or the view of the operator. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 1977, No. 20, § 2; 2009, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 19f, eff. Sept. 1, 2010; 2013, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 183.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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