AB925: Bill Text

Note: Prior to 1985 Wis. Act 225, s. 67.01 (5) listed 3 types of school districts. That act replaced the enumerated school district types with a single reference to "school district" but did not amend this provision accordingly.

AB925, s. 52 Section 52. 346.52 (1) (intro.) and (a) to (h) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB925,29,4 346.52 (1) (intro.) No person shall may stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, in any of the following places:

AB925,29,5 (a) Within an intersection;.

AB925,29,6 (b) On a crosswalk;.

AB925,29,9 (c) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb, or within 15 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone unless a different distance is clearly indicated by an official traffic sign or marker or parking meter;.

AB925,29,12 (d) On a sidewalk or sidewalk area, except when parking in such place on the sidewalk or sidewalk area is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers or parking meters;.

AB925,29,15 (e) Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction when such stopping or standing at that place would obstruct traffic or when pedestrian traffic would be required to travel in the roadway;.

AB925,29,17 (f) On the roadway side of any parked vehicle unless double parking is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers;.

AB925,29,19 (g) Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station or directly across the highway from such a fire station entrance;.

AB925,29,22 (h) Upon any portion of a highway where, and at the time when, stopping or standing is prohibited by official traffic signs indicating the prohibition of any stopping or standing.

Note: Replaces improperly used "shall" in the negation in the subsection (intro.), adds commas in par. (h) for clarity and replaces disfavored terms and punctuation for internal consistency and consistency with current style.

AB925, s. 53 Section 53. 346.53 (1) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB925,30,1 346.53 (1) In a loading zone; .

AB925,30,2 (2) In an alley in a business district; .

AB925,30,4 (3) Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater distance is indicated by an official traffic sign;.

AB925,30,5 (4) Within 4 feet of the entrance to an alley or a private road or driveway;.

AB925,30,6 (5) Closer than 15 feet to the near limits of a crosswalk;.

Note: Replaces punctuation for internal consistency and consistency with current style.

AB925, s. 54 Section 54. 346.54 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB925,30,11 346.54 (1) (a) Upon a street where traffic is permitted to move in both directions simultaneously and where angle parking is not clearly designated by official traffic signs or markers, a vehicle must be parked parallel to the edge of the street, headed in the direction of traffic on the right side of the street;.

AB925,30,14 (b) Upon a one-way street or divided street where parking on the left side of the roadway is clearly authorized by official traffic signs or markers, vehicles shall may be parked only as indicated by such the signs or markers;.

Note: Replaces punctuation for internal consistency and consistency with current style. Clarifies language consistent with current style.

AB925, s. 55 Section 55 . 346.58 of the statutes is renumbered 346.58 (1) and amended to read:

AB925,30,19 346.58 (1) In addition to complying with other speed restrictions imposed by law, no person shall drive any of the following types of vehicles at a speed in excess of the limits fixed by this section:

AB925,30,22 (a) 15 miles per hour for any vehicle equipped with metal or solid rubber tires. "Metal tire" means a tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partially of metal or other hard, nonresilient material; "solid.

AB925,31,2 (b) "Solid rubber tire" means a tire made of rubber but not inflated with compressed air.

Note: See the note to the treatment of s. 346.58 (2) by this bill.

AB925, s. 56 Section 56 . 346.58 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB925,31,6 346.58 (2) In addition to complying with other speed restrictions imposed by law, no person may drive any vehicle equipped with metal tires or solid rubber tires at a speed in excess 15 miles per hour.

Note: Text is reorganized to move definitions to the beginning of the section and to reflect the fact that there is only one restriction currently under this section.

AB925, s. 57 Section 57. 346.63 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 346.63 (2) (am) and amended to read:

AB925,31,17 346.63 (2) (am) A person may be charged with and a prosecutor may proceed upon a complaint based upon a violation of subd. par. (a) 1. or 2. or both for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence. If the person is charged with violating both subds. par. (a) 1. and 2. in the complaint, the crimes shall be joined under s. 971.12. If the person is found guilty of both subds. par. (a) 1. and 2. for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence, there shall be a single conviction for purposes of sentencing and for purposes of counting convictions under ss. 343.30 (1q) and 343.305. Subdivisions Paragraph (a) 1. and 2. each require proof of a fact for conviction which the other does not require.

Note: The subject matter of this paragraph does not fit within the series under s. 343.63 (2) (a) (intro.) and is grammatically incompatible with sub. (2) (a) (intro.). Changes cross-references to accommodate renumbering.

AB925, s. 58 Section 58. 347.02 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB925,31,19 347.02 (1) (a) Farm tractors and self-propelled farm implements;.

AB925,31,20 (b) Implements of husbandry;.

AB925,31,21 (c) Vehicles drawn by animals;.

AB925,32,1 (d) Road machinery;.

Note: Replaces punctuation for internal consistency and consistency with current style.

AB925, s. 59 Section 59 . 347.43 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 347.43 (1s) and amended to read:

AB925,32,7 347.43 (1s) No person may operate upon a highway any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1936, unless such the motor vehicle is equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used thereon on the motor vehicle in partitions, doors, windows or windshields.

Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate the renumbering of s. 347.43 (3) by Section 61 of this bill and replaces disfavored term for consistency with current style.

AB925, s. 60 Section 60. 347.43 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB925,32,10 347.43 (2) No person shall may sell any new motor vehicle unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glass in accordance with the requirements of sub. (1) (1s).

Note: Changes cross-reference to accommodate the renumbering of s. 347.43 (1) by Section 59 of this bill. Replaces improperly used "shall" in the negation.

AB925, s. 61 Section 61 . 347.43 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 347.43 (1g).

Note: Renumbers definition to the beginning of the section consistent with current style.

AB925, s. 62 Section 62. 347.45 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB925,32,15 347.45 (2) (a) Farm tractors, self-propelled farm implements, implements of husbandry, animal-drawn vehicles and road machinery may be operated with metal tires or tires having protuberances which that will not injure the highway; and.

Note: Replaces punctuation for internal consistency and consistency with current style.

AB925, s. 63 Section 63. 347.485 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 347.485 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB925,33,3 347.485 (2) (a) (intro.) No person may operate a motorcycle on any highway unless such person is without wearing any of the following eye protection as follows: (a) protective:

AB925,33,4 1. A protective face shield attached to the headgear , or (b) glasses or (c) goggles.

AB925,33,7 (b) Except for photosensitive corrective glasses prescribed by an ophthalmologist, physician, oculist or optometrist, eye protection worn during hours of darkness may not be tinted or darkened. If

AB925,33,11 (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), if the vehicle motorcycle is a Type 2 motorcycle equipped with a windshield or a Type 1 motorcycle equipped with a windshield which that rises a minimum of 15 inches above the handlebar, the use of other eye protective devices is not mandatory.

AB925,33,13 (d) This subsection shall not apply to persons operating a motorcycle in a parade sanctioned by the local municipality.

Note: Subdivides provision to eliminate numbering that does not conform with current style. Amends subsection (intro.) for conformity with current style for (intro.) provisions. Replaces "vehicle" with "motorcycle" as motorcycles are the only vehicles subject to this section. See also the next section of this bill.

AB925, s. 64 Section 64. 347.485 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:

AB925,33,15 347.485 (2) (a) 2. Glasses.

AB925,33,16 3. Goggles.

Note: The treatment of s. 347.485 (2) by the previous section of this bill requires the creation of these provisions.

AB925, s. 65 Section 65. 348.01 (2) (av) of the statutes is created to read:

AB925,33,20 348.01 (2) (av) "Fender line", in the case of motor trucks, means the outermost limits of the rear fenders, flare boards or floor of the body, whichever projects outward the farthest.

Note: Moves definition applicable to ss. 348.05 and 348.09 to the chapter definition section in conformity with current style and to improve the readability of those sections.

AB925, s. 66 Section 66. 348.05 (2) (a) to (f) and (k) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB925,34,3 348.05 (2) (a) No limitation for implements of husbandry temporarily operated upon a highway in the course of performance of its work; .

AB925,34,4 (b) No limitation for snowplows operated by or for a governmental agency;.

AB925,34,10 (c) Twelve feet for farm tractors, except that the total outside width of a farm tractor shall not exceed 9 feet when operated on any Wisconsin highway, other than that portion of USH 51 between Wausau and STH 78 and that portion of STH 78 between USH 51 and the I 90/94 interchange near Portage upon their federal designation as I 39, which that is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways;.

AB925,34,12 (d) Ten feet 6 inches for snowplows attached to motor vehicles normally used for the transportation of milk;.

AB925,34,13 (f) Eight feet 8 inches for urban passenger buses;.

AB925,34,20 (k) Nine feet for loads of tie logs, tie slabs and veneer logs, provided that no part of the load shall extend more than 6 inches beyond the fender line on the left side of the vehicle or extend more than 10 inches beyond the fender line on the right side of the vehicle. The term "fender line" as used herein means as defined in s. 348.09. This paragraph shall not be applicable does not apply to transport on highways designated as parts of the national system of interstate and defense highways pursuant to under s. 84.29.

Note: Replaces punctuation for internal consistency and consistency with current style. Replaces "which" with "that" to correct grammar. Replaces disfavored term in conformity with current style. The definition of "fender line" is moved to s. 348.01 and is made applicable to the entire chapter. See the creation of s. 348.01 (2) (av) and the treatment of s. 348.09 (1) by this bill.

AB925, s. 67 Section 67. 348.05 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

Note: No other subsections in s. 348.05 have titles.

AB925, s. 68 Section 68. 348.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB925,35,5 348.06 (1) No Except as provided in sub. (2), no person, without a permit therefor, shall may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, mobile home, trailer or semitrailer having an overall height in excess of 13 1/2 feet, except as otherwise provided in sub. (2).

Note: Replaces improperly used "shall" in the negation and reorders in conformity with current style.

AB925, s. 69 Section 69. 348.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 348.06 (2) and amended to read:

AB925,35,10 348.06 (2) The following vehicles Implements of husbandry of any height may be temporarily operated upon a highway without a permit for excessive height if the overall height does not exceed the indicated limitations:.

Note: The contents of s. 348.06 (2) (intro.) and (a) are combined into a single provision as there is only one paragraph under the (intro.). See the next section of this bill.

AB925, s. 70 Section 70. 348.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

Note: The content of this provision is combined with that of s. 348.06 (2) (intro.) by the previous section of this bill.

AB925, s. 71 Section 71. 348.07 (2) (c) and (e) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB925,35,13 348.07 (2) (c) Forty five feet for mobile homes and motor buses;.

AB925,35,15 (e) No limitation for implements of husbandry temporarily operated upon a highway;.

Note: Replaces punctuation for internal consistency and conformity with current style.

AB925, s. 72 Section 72. 348.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB925,36,3 348.09 (1) No person, without a permit therefor, shall may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer carrying any load extending beyond the fender line on the left side or extending more than 6 inches beyond the fender line on the right side of the vehicle. In the case of motor trucks, "fender line" means the outermost limits of the rear fenders, flare boards or floor of the body, whichever projects outward the farthest.