Vermont § 1257 - Eye protection If a motorcycle is not equipped with a windshield or screen, the operator of the motorcycle shall wear either eye glasses, goggles, or a protective face shield when operating the vehicle
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§ 1257. Eye protection If a motorcycle is not equipped with a windshield or screen, the operator of the motorcycle shall wear either eye glasses, goggles, or a protective face shield when operating the vehicle
- . The glasses, goggles, or face shield shall have colorless lenses when
the motorcycle is being operated during the period of 30 minutes after sunset to 30
minutes before sunrise and at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable
atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible
at a distance of 500 feet ahead. (Added 1967, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2015, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1257 ("Eye protection If a motorcycle is not equipped with a windshield or screen, the operator of the motorcycle shall wear either eye glasses, goggles, or a protective face shield when operating the vehicle") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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