MISCELLANEOUS RULES
346.87
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
346.88
Obstruction of operator's view or driving mechanism. 346.88(1)(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 to interfere with the operator having free use of both hands and feet to the operating mechanisms or controls of the vehicle.
346.88(2)
(2) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such a position as to interfere with the operator's view ahead or to the sides or to interfere with the operator's control of the operating mechanism of the vehicle.
346.88(3)(a)(a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, front side wings, side windows in the driver's compartment or rear window of such vehicle other than a certificate or other sticker issued by order of a governmental agency. Such permitted sticker shall not cover more than 15 square inches of glass surface and shall be placed in the lower left-hand corner of the windshield; the left corner being on the driver's left when seated behind the wheel.
346.88(3)(b)
(b) No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway with any object so placed or suspended in or upon the vehicle so as to obstruct the driver's clear view through the front windshield.
346.88(3)(c)
(c) No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway so loaded or with any object so placed or suspended in or upon the vehicle so as to obstruct the driver's clear vision through the rear window unless such vehicle is equipped with an outside rear view mirror meeting the requirements of
s. 347.40.
346.88(3)(d)
(d) Signal lamps used by authorized emergency vehicles shall not be considered a violation of this section.
346.88(4)
(4) The windshield, side wings and side and rear windows of a motor vehicle shall be kept reasonably clean at all times.
346.89
346.89
Inattentive driving. 346.89(1)
(1) No person while driving a motor vehicle shall be so engaged or occupied as to interfere with the safe driving of such vehicle.
346.89(2)
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle equipped with any device for visually receiving a television broadcast when such device is located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of the operator's seat or when such device is visible to the operator while driving the motor vehicle.
346.90
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 feet of the driveway entrance or similar point of access to a driveway or road on which, fire apparatus has stopped in response to an alarm. The personal vehicles of members of a volunteer fire department answering the alarm are considered on official business.
346.90 History
History: 1975 c. 253,
421.
346.91
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 fire or alarm of fire.
346.91 History
History: 1985 a. 187.
346.92(1)(1) No person shall drive a vehicle when any person other than an employe engaged in the necessary discharge of the employe's duty is upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers.
346.92(2)
(2) No person other than an employe engaged in the necessary discharge of the employe's duty shall ride upon any portion of a vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers.
346.92(3)
(3) This section does not apply to persons riding within truck bodies in spaces intended for merchandise or to the operator of any such vehicle.
346.92 History
History: 1991 a. 316.
346.922
346.922
Transporting children in cargo areas of motor trucks. 346.922(1)(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.
346.922(2)
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
346.922(2)(a)
(a) A person operating a farm truck in conjunction with farm operations.
346.922(2)(b)
(b) A person operating a motor truck in a parade sanctioned by a local municipality.
346.922(2)(c)
(c) A person operating a motor truck for the purpose of transporting licensed deer hunters during the authorized deer hunting season with firearms.
346.922 History
History: 1995 a. 420.
346.925
346.925
Operation of agricultural machinery by youthful operators. 346.925(1)(1) No person may direct or permit a child under the age of 16 years to operate a farm tractor or self-propelled implement of husbandry on the highway unless the child has been certified under
s. 36.25 (32) (a) 2. as successfully completing a tractor and machinery operation safety training course that is equivalent to the requirements, other than age, specified under
29 CFR part 570.70 to
570.72.
346.925(2)
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to operation of a farm tractor or self-propelled implement of husbandry on the highway on a course that is perpendicular to the direction of the highway.
346.93
346.93
Intoxicants in vehicle; underage persons. 346.93(1)(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, an alcohol beverage licensee, wholesaler, retailer, distributor, manufacturer or rectifier and is possessing, transporting or having such beverage in a motor vehicle under his or her control during his or her working hours and in the course of employment, as provided under
s. 125.07 (4) (bm).
346.93(2)
(2) In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, any violation of this section by an underage person driving or operating or on duty time with respect to a commercial motor vehicle shall be punished under
s. 346.65 (2u).
346.93 Annotation
This section discussed. 66 Atty. Gen. 215.
346.935
346.935
Intoxicants in motor vehicles. 346.935(1)
(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.
346.935(2)
(2) No person may possess on his or her person, in a privately owned motor vehicle upon a public highway, any bottle or receptacle containing alcohol beverages or nitrous oxide if the bottle or receptacle has been opened, the seal has been broken or the contents of the bottle or receptacle have been partially removed or released.
346.935(3)
(3) The owner of a privately owned motor vehicle, or the driver of the vehicle if the owner is not present in the vehicle, shall not keep, or allow to be kept in the motor vehicle when it is upon a highway any bottle or receptacle containing alcohol beverages or nitrous oxide if the bottle or receptacle has been opened, the seal has been broken or the contents of the bottle or receptacle have been partially removed or released. This subsection does not apply if the bottle or receptacle is kept in the trunk of the vehicle or, if the vehicle has no trunk, in some other area of the vehicle not normally occupied by the driver or passengers. A utility compartment or glove compartment is considered to be within the area normally occupied by the driver and passengers.
346.935(4)(a)1.
1. "Chauffeur" means a person employed full time or on a regular basis, including leased drivers, for the principal purpose of operating a motor vehicle.
346.935(4)(a)2.
2. "Limousine" means any motor vehicle for charter or hire which is operated by a chauffeur and designed for transporting persons rather than property.
346.935(4)(b)
(b) This section does not apply to passengers in a limousine or in a motor bus who possess any bottle or receptacle containing alcohol beverages that has been opened, on which the seal has been broken or the contents of which have been partially removed or released if the vehicle is operated by a chauffeur holding a valid license and endorsements authorizing operation of the vehicle as provided in
ch. 343 and is in compliance with any local ordinance or regulation adopted under
s. 349.24.
346.935(5)
(5) In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, any violation of this section by an operator of a commercial motor vehicle shall be punished under
s. 346.65 (2u).
346.94
346.94
Miscellaneous prohibited acts. 346.94(1)
(1)
Driving on sidewalk. The operator of a vehicle shall not drive upon any sidewalk area except at a permanent or temporarily established driveway unless permitted to do so by the local authorities.
346.94(2)
(2) Racing. No operator of a motor vehicle shall participate in any race or speed or endurance contest upon any highway.
346.94(4)
(4) Missiles, circulars or pamphlets. No person shall throw any missile, circular or pamphlet at the occupants of any vehicle or throw or place any missile, circular or pamphlet in or on any vehicle, whether or not the vehicle is occupied. This subsection does not apply to any person who places on a vehicle educational material relating to the parking privileges of physically disabled persons if the person has a good faith belief that the vehicle is violating state or local law on parking for motor vehicles used by the physically disabled and the educational material has been approved by the council on physical disabilities as provided under
s. 46.29 (1) (em).
346.94(5)
(5) Placing injurious substance on highway. No person shall place or cause to be placed upon a highway any foreign substance which is or may be injurious to any vehicle or part thereof.
346.94(7)
(7) Spilling loads of waste or foreign matter. The operator of every vehicle transporting waste or foreign matter on the highways of this state shall provide adequate facilities to prevent such waste or foreign matter from spilling on or along the highways.
346.94(8)
(8) Transporting persons in mobile homes or boats. Except as provided in
sub. (8m), no person may operate a motor vehicle towing any mobile home or boat on a trailer upon a highway when any person is in such mobile home or boat.
346.94(8m)
(8m) Transporting persons in fifth-wheel mobile homes. 346.94(8m)(a)(a) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a fifth-wheel mobile home upon a highway when any person under the age of 12 years is in the fifth-wheel mobile home unless one person 16 years of age or older is also in the fifth-wheel mobile home.
346.94(8m)(b)
(b) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a fifth-wheel mobile home upon a highway with any person in such mobile home unless the fifth-wheel mobile home is equipped with a two-way communications system in proper working order and capable of providing voice communications between the operator of the towing vehicle and any occupant of the fifth-wheel mobile home.
346.94(9)
(9) Alighting from or boarding moving vehicle. No person shall alight from or board any vehicle when such vehicle is in motion.
346.94(10)
(10) Clinging to moving vehicle. No person riding upon a motor bicycle, moped or motorcycle may attach the same or himself or herself to any other moving vehicle upon a highway except when the motor bicycle, moped or motorcycle is incapacitated and being towed. A tow device attached to a towed motor bicycle, moped or motorcycle shall be attached so that an operator of the towed vehicle may release the tow device at any time.
346.94(11)
(11) Towing sleds, etc. No person shall operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles upon a highway when such vehicle or combination of vehicles is towing any toboggan, sled, skis, bicycle, skates or toy vehicle bearing any person.
346.94(12)
(12) Driving on bicycle lane or bicycle way. No operator of a motor vehicle may drive upon a bicycle lane or bicycle way except to enter a driveway, to merge into a bicycle lane before turning at an intersection, or to enter or leave a parking space located adjacent to the bicycle lane or bicycle way. Persons operating a motor vehicle upon a bicycle lane or bicycle way shall yield the right-of-way to all bicycles within the bicycle lane or bicycle way.
346.94(13)
(13) Abandoned motor vehicles. No person may cause a motor vehicle to be abandoned, within the meaning of
s. 342.40 (1m) or
(4) (b) 1., on or along any highway or on any public or private property.
346.94(14)
(14) Use of flashing blue lights along highways. Except as provided in
ss. 346.03 (3) and
347.25 (1m) and
(1s), no person may maintain or operate any device equipped with a flashing, oscillating or rotating blue light within 100 feet of a highway if the light is visible from the highway and if the department or the local authority responsible for maintaining the highway determines that motorists would believe the light was the warning light of a police vehicle. This subsection does not apply to airport lights.
346.94(15)
(15) Towing by buses or human service vehicles. No person may operate a school bus or a human service vehicle over any public highway of this state with any trailer or semitrailer attached.
346.94(16)
(16) Radios or other electric sound amplification devices. 346.94(16)(a)(a) Except as provided in
s. 347.38 (1), no person may operate or park, stop or leave standing a motor vehicle while using a radio or other electric sound amplification device emitting sound from the vehicle that is audible under normal conditions from a distance of 75 or more feet, unless the electric sound amplification device is being used to request assistance or warn against an unsafe condition.
346.94(16)(b)
(b) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
346.94(16)(b)1.
1. The operator of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm.
346.94(16)(b)3.
3. The operator of a vehicle that is being used for advertising purposes.
346.94(16)(b)4.
4. The operator of a vehicle that is being used in a community event or celebration, procession or assemblage.
346.94(16)(b)6.
6. The operator of a motorcycle being operated outside of a business or residence district.
346.94(17)(a)(a) A person riding upon in-line skates may go upon any roadway under the jurisdiction of a local authority, subject to any restrictions specified by municipal ordinance enacted under
s. 349.235.
346.94(17)(b)
(b) Any person riding upon in-line skates upon any roadway shall ride in a careful and prudent manner and with due regard under the circumstances for the safety of all persons using the roadway.
346.94(17)(c)
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection or
s. 349.235, no person riding upon in-line skates may attach the in-line skates or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway or, except while crossing a roadway at a crosswalk, go upon any roadway under the jurisdiction of the department.
346.945
346.945
Vehicle owner's liability for radios or other electric sound amplification devices. 346.945(1)(a)(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.
346.945(1)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
par. (a), no owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of
s. 346.94 (16) may be convicted under this section if the person operating the vehicle or having the vehicle under his or her control at the time of the violation has been convicted for the violation under this section or under
s. 346.94 (16).
346.945(2)
(2) Any member of the public who observes a violation of
s. 346.94 (16) may prepare a written report indicating that a violation has occurred. If possible, the report shall contain the following information:
346.945(2)(a)
(a) The time and the approximate location at which the violation occurred.
