Chapter 346, RULES OF THE ROAD

346.79 Special rules applicable to bicycles. Whenever a bicycle is operated upon a highway, bicycle lane or bicycle way the following rules apply: (1) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto. (2) (a) Ex…

346.80 Riding bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device on roadway. (1) In this section, “substandard width lane” means a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device and a motor vehicle to…

346.803 Riding bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device on bicycle way. (1) Every person operating a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a bicycle way shall: (a) Exercise due care and give an audible sign…

346.804 Riding bicycle on sidewalk. When local authorities under s. 346.94 (1) permit bicycles on the sidewalk, every person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk shall yield the rightof-way to any pedestrian and shall exercise due care and give an audible signal when passing a bic…

346.805 Riding electric scooter or electric personal assistive mobility device on sidewalk.

346.806 Special rules applicable to electric bicycles. (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided, an electric bicycle and an operator of an electric bicycle shall be afforded all the same rights and privileges, and be subject to the same duties, provided in chs. 340 to 351 as a …

346.807 Operating personal delivery device on sidewalk. 346.82 Penalty for violating sections 346.77 to 346.807. SUBCHAPTER XIII MISCELLANEOUS RULES 346.87 Limitations on backing. 346.88 Obstruction of operator’s view or driving mechanism. 346.89 Inattentive driving. 346.90 Follo…

346.82 Penalty for violating sections 346.77 to 346.807. (1) Any person violating ss. 346.77, 346.79 (1) to (3), or 346.80 to 346.807 may be required to forfeit not more than $20. (2) Any person violating s. 346.78 or 346.79 (4) may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor mo…

346.87 Limitations on backing. The operator of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety.

346.88 Obstruction of operator’s view or driving mechanism. (1) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, or any persons so situated, as to obstruct the view of the operator to the front or to the sides or as …

346.89 Inattentive driving. (1) No person while driving a motor vehicle may be engaged or occupied with an activity, other than driving the vehicle, that interferes or reasonably appears to interfere with the person’s ability to drive the vehicle safely. (3) (a) No person may dri…

346.90 Following emergency vehicle. The operator of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a call or alarm closer than 500 feet or drive into or park his or her vehicle within the block where, or within 300 f…

346.91 Crossing fire hose. No person without the consent of the fire department official in command may drive a vehicle over any unprotected hose of a fire department when such hose is laid down on any street or private driveway to be used at any training exercise, scene of an em…

346.915 Following snowplows. (1) In this section, “snowplow” means a vehicle that is operated by a person employed by or on behalf of an authority in charge of the maintenance of the highway to perform highway winter maintenance snow and ice removal, including plowing, salting, a…

346.92 Illegal riding. (1) No person shall drive a vehicle when any person other than an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee’s duty is upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers. (2) No person other than an employee engaged…

346.922 Transporting children in cargo areas of motor trucks. (1) Notwithstanding s. 346.92, no person may operate upon a highway a motor truck having a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less when any child under the age of 16 years is in an open cargo area of the motor truck. (2)…

346.923 Human service vehicles; minimum operator qualifications. Notwithstanding ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, no person may operate a human service vehicle transporting any passenger unless all of the following apply: (1) The operator possesses a valid operator’s license is…

346.924 Transporting buildings on highways. No person may operate a vehicle transporting a building, as defined in s. 348.27 (12m) (a) 1., on a highway unless all of the following apply: (1) The vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle and the person holds a valid commercial driver …

346.925 Operation of agricultural machinery by youthful operators. (1) No person may direct or permit a child under the age of 16 years to operate a farm tractor or selfpropelled implement of husbandry on the highway unless the child has been certified under s. 36.25 (32) (a) 2. …

346.93 Intoxicants in vehicle; underage persons. (1) No underage person, as defined under s. 125.02 (20m), may knowingly possess, transport, or have under his or her control any alcohol beverage in any motor vehicle unless the person is employed by a brewer, brewpub, alcohol beve…

346.935 Intoxicants in motor vehicles. (1) No person may drink alcohol beverages or inhale nitrous oxide while he or she is in any motor vehicle when the vehicle is upon a highway. (2) No person may possess on his or her person, in a privately owned motor vehicle upon a public hi…

346.94 Miscellaneous prohibited or restricted acts. (1) DRIVING ON SIDEWALK. Except as authorized in s. 23.33 (4) (f) or when the sidewalk is an all-terrain vehicle route, as defined in s. 23.33 (1) (c) or an off-highway motorcycle route, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (u), the oper…

346.945 Vehicle owner’s liability for radios or other electric sound amplification devices. (1) (a) Subject to s. 346.01 (2), the owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of s. 346.94 (16) shall be presumed liable for the violation as provided in this section. (b) Notwithstandi…

346.95 Penalty for violating sections 346.87 to 346.94. (1) Except as provided in sub. (13), any person violating s. 346.87, 346.88, 346.89 (4), (4m), or (5), 346.90 to 346.92, or 346.94 (1), (9), (10), (11), (12), or (15) may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more tha…