Walk It Through: The Weekend Ride
A motorcycle with a passenger, a group bicycle ride, and an ATV headed for the trails.
A rider picks up a friend for a Saturday ride. The friend brought a helmet but no glasses.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One weekend of riding. A motorcycle license endorsement, an ATV crash on private land, a county that opens roads to ATVs and a cyclist struck by a car are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Reckless drivingDriving any vehicle on a street, highway, parking area or school way in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.
- All-terrain vehicleAn off-road vehicle that may not be driven on any interstate, or on a road with a center line or more than two lanes except to cross it or along the shoulder to reach the trails.
- Graduated driver's licenseThe three level system every driver under 18 goes through: a level one instruction permit, a level two intermediate license with limits on hours and passengers, and a level three full license.