§ 31-5-124 — Off-road recreational vehicles; multipurpose vehicles; limitation on use; equipment

Wyoming § 31-5-124

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 31: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 5: REGULATION OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS
• Art. 1: IN GENERAL

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(a) No person shall operate an off-road recreational
vehicle as defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K) upon public
streets or highways except:
(i) For incidental operation of vehicles specified in
W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K), upon a public street or highway located
outside the limits of an incorporated municipality pursuant to
agricultural operations as defined in W.S. 31-18-801(a)(i). An
off-road recreational vehicle operated upon a public street or
highway under this paragraph is subject to the same equipment
requirements under this act as an implement of husbandry, except
that vehicles specified in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II), when
operated pursuant to this paragraph, shall:
(A) Wherever practicable, only be operated off
the main traveled portion of the roadway. Crossings of main
traveled roadways shall be made at right angles to the roadway
or as nearly so as practicable, but in any case yielding the
right-of-way to all traffic in the main traveled roadway;
(B) If the operator is a minor, or if a minor is
a rider, be operated with a helmet in accordance with W.S.
31-5-115(o);
(C) Be operated only by a person who possesses a
valid driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement pursuant to
W.S. 31-7-109(d)(vi).
(ii) For operation of a vehicle in accordance with
the provisions of W.S. 31-5-1601;
(iii) For off-road recreational vehicles as defined
by W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II) that are registered pursuant to
W.S. 31-2-232.
(b) Multipurpose vehicles may be operated on public
streets or highways, subject to the following:
(i) Multipurpose vehicles shall not be operated on
interstate highways;
(ii) If a multipurpose vehicle is incapable of
achieving the maximum speed allowed on the specific highway, it
shall be operated on the extreme right hand edge of the roadway
and shall be equipped with either a reflectorized flag as
described in W.S. 31-5-960(a)(vi) or a slow moving vehicle
emblem as described in W.S. 31-5-921(h);
(iii) Multipurpose vehicles designed for operation at
speeds less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour shall be
equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem as described in W.S.
31-5-921(h).
(c) Off-road recreational vehicles shall not be operated
on the roadway or right-of-way of an interstate highway except
in accordance with W.S. 31-5-1601(e).