Connecticut State Motorcycle Laws

Road
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Safety Helmet:
 Required by law under age 18, required for instructional permit holders


State Funded Rider Ed:
 Available for all eligible applicants, required under age 18


Eye Protection:
 Required by law unless equipped with windscreen


Daytime Use of Headlight:
 Required by law-modulating headlight permitted, required for vehicles manufactured during or after 1980

Passenger Seat:
 Required if carrying a passenger


Passenger Footrest:
 Required if carrying a passenger


Passenger Age Restriction:
 None


Helmet Speakers:
 No restrictions

Periodic Safety Inspection:
 Required by law - random


Mirror Left(L) Right(R):
 One required by law

Radar Detector:
 No restriction


Turn Signals:
 Not required


Muffler:
 Muffler required,
 baffles required,
 no cut-outs or straight pipes (Sec. 14-80. Mechanical Equipment).


Maximum Sound Level:
 Maximum allowable A-weighted sound levels based on measurements taken at a distance of 50 ft from center lane of travel (Sec. 14-80a. Maximum Noise Levels): Model Year/<=35mph/>35mph-- Before 1/1/1975/82dba/86dba; On or after 1/1/1975/80dba/84dba (Sec. 14-80a-3. General Noise Limits).

State Insurance Requirements:
 Compulsory Liability (Minimum Limits)(20/40/10) - 10% insurance discount for graduates of motorcycle rider education program.


Handlebar Height:
 Height of operator's shoulders.



Rider-Education:
 Waiver Skill Test


Accept Motorcycle Endorsement From Other States:
 Yes


Accept RiderEd Completion Card From Other States:
 No


Motorcycles operating two abreast in same lane:
 Yes. Sec. 14-289b - Operation of motorcycles. The operator of a motorcycle shall be entitled to the full use of any single traffic lane, but the operation of more than two motorcycles abreast in any single traffic lane is prohibited.


Lane Splitting:
 Sec. 14-289b. Operation of motorcycles (b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not (1) overtake and pass, in the same single traffic lane occupied by such motorcycle, any motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or (2) operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic.


Lemon Law Coverage:
 Yes; NEW: Connecticut Statutes - CHAPTER 743b* NEW AUTOMOBILE WARRANTIES - Sec. 42-179. New motor vehicle warranties. Leased vehicles. Resales. Transfers. Manufacturer buybacks --------------------------------------- USED: CHAPTER 743f* USED AUTOMOBILE WARRANTIES - Sec. 42-221. Implied warranties. Express warranties. Exemptions. Waiver.

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Off Road

Safety Helmet:
 Not Required


Eye Protection:
 Not Required

Minimum Operator Age:
 Not allowed under 12 years of age on public lands. Direct supervision of a person less that 16 and at least 12 required by a person who is 18 and properly licensed.


Rider Education Certification:
 Required under age 18


Operator License:
 Not Required


Headlight:
 Not required on a machine of 90cc or less and cannot be operated after dark


Taillight:
 Not required on a machine of 90cc or less and cannot be operated after dark


Muffler:
 Required by law


Maximum Sound Level:
 Cannot make excessive or unusual noise


Spark Arrestor:
 Not Required


Registration:
 Required by law


Vehicle Title:
 Not Required

Trails Program:
 Not Available