Old Scout wrote:Motorcycles are required to have their head light on which makes them much easier to see. (I just wish it was required for cars as most people don't have the sense to turn them on unless it is to dark to see) I have yet to see an ATV with a head light on when on the streets.
And adding that requirement to the law would make sense. Even snowmobiles have their headlight on. However, mopeds are not required to have their headlight on during daylight hours. So again, if you aren't looking carefully enough to see an ATV, you need to be looking more closely because you're going to kill someone.
Also, according to state ATV laws they are supposed to have their head lamp and tail lamp on when operating on a roadway legally.
Old Scout wrote:I also had to take a drivers test to be licensed in addition to my regular license. Bet you don't have to do that on an ATV.
You also don't have to get an extra license in order to drive a moped or class 1 motorcycle. You do have to take ATV safety class in order to drive an ATV if you were born after 1988. I believe earlier than that you had to either take the class or have a drivers license.
Old Scout wrote:I have had an ATV for almost 20 years and have yet to take it on the public trails or on the road yet I pay the fee to the DNR. I didn't buy it to use for running to town, and besides that if I want to go to town or to some other establishment I much prefer using my car as it is more comfortable.
And that's your choice. That doesn't mean others shouldn't be able to use a vehicle in the way most appropriate for them either.
Old Scout wrote:If they can run them on the streets and highways, does this mean I can take my Jeep and drive it on the ATV trails ? After all, fair is fair.
If it's an old school Jeep (which would be awesome by the way), and is narrow enough to properly fit on the trails, I don't necessarily have an issue with it. There really isn't much difference between the new side-by-side ATVs and a Willis style Jeep.
Old Scout wrote:By the way, you will note that Mopeds are not allowed on four lane highways even if they are licensed.
And neither are the ATVs. The only true four lane highway I can think of in the Tomahawk area is Hwy 51. Which is a state highway and ATVs aren't allowed. And to be specific, it's not four lane highways that mopeds aren't allowed on, it's freeways (and any other road that they are specifically banned on).