May 4, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Pettalia, Franz, Tyler, MacMaster, Kurtz, Damrow, Bumstead, Jenkins, Horn, Zorn, Walsh, Crawford, Byrum, Foster, Huuki, Somerville, Shirkey, Kowall, Denby, Callton, Olson, Muxlow, Lund, Liss, Dillon, Cotter, Lane, Stapleton, Brunner, Melton, Ananich and Nathan and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 658 (MCL 257.658), as amended by 2002 PA 494.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 658. (1) A person propelling a bicycle or operating a
motorcycle or moped shall not ride other than upon and astride a
permanent and regular seat attached to that vehicle.
(2) A bicycle or motorcycle shall not be used to carry more
persons at 1 time than the number for which it is designed and
equipped.
(3) A moped or an electric personal assistive mobility device
shall not be used to carry more than 1 person at a time.
(4)
A person operating or riding on a motorcycle, and any
person
less than 19 years of age operating
a moped on a public
thoroughfare shall wear a crash helmet on his or her head. A person
less than 21 years of age operating or riding on a motorcycle shall
wear a crash helmet on his or her head. A person 21 years of age or
older operating or riding on a motorcycle is not required to wear a
crash helmet on his or her head if he or she has had a motorcycle
endorsement on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license for not
less than 2 years or the person passes a motorcycle safety course
conducted under section 811a or 811b.
(5) Crash helmets shall be approved by the department of state
police. The department of state police shall promulgate rules for
the
implementation of this section pursuant to under the
administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to
24.328.
Rules in effect on June 1, 1970, shall apply to helmets
required
by this act. This subsection
(6) Subsection (4) does not apply to a person operating or
riding
in an autocycle if the vehicle is equipped with a roof which
that meets or exceeds standards for a crash helmet.
(7) (5)
A person operating or riding in an
autocycle shall
wear seat belts when on a public highway in this state.