An ORV may be operated only with the flow of traffic on the far right of the maintained portion of the county roads or local roads as described in Section 5 of 1951 PA 51, M.C.L.A. 247.655; provided that:
(A) A person shall not operate an ORV at a speed greater than 25 miles per hour, or lower if posted, and in no event shall an ORV be operated in a manner that interferes with traffic on a road or street or at a speed greater than conditions allow.
(B) A person possesses a license as defined in Section 25 of the Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300, Michigan Public Acts of 1949; M.C.L.A. 257.25.
(C) Any ORV operated in the allowed portion of the road shall travel single file, except when passing or being overtaken by another ORV.
(D) A person shall not operate an ORV on roads described herein unless displaying a lit headlight and lit taillight.
(E) No person under the age of 18 may operate an ORV on roads described herein, unless that person is in possession of a valid driver's license or under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian and the person has in his or her immediate possession an ORV safety certificate issued pursuant to Part 811 of the Act (M.C.L.A. 324.81131 et seq.), or a comparable certificate issued under the authority of another state, or a province of Canada.
(F) No person under the age of 12 may operate an ORV on any road described herein.
(G) Any person and any passenger in or on the ORV shall wear on his or her head a crash helmet and protective eyewear approved by the United States Department of Transportation. This division does not apply if the vehicle is equipped with a windshield and a roof or roll bar that meets or exceeds standards for a crash helmet and the operator and each passenger is wearing a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.
(H) Any ORV operated on a right-of-way shall be fitted with a throttle so designed that when the pressure used to advance the throttle is removed, the engine speed will immediately and automatically return to idle.
(I) The ORV is equipped with a spark arrester type United States Forest Service approved muffler in good working order and in constant operation.
(J) The ORV is equipped with a braking system that may be operated by hand or foot, capable of producing declaration at 14 feet per second on level ground at a speed of 20 miles per hour; a brake light, brighter than a taillight, visible when the brake is activated to the rear of the vehicle when the vehicle is operated during the hours of 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise.
(K) The ORV is operated pursuant to noise emission standards defined by law.
(L) The ORV shall not be operated on any state trunk line right-of-way or on any street within the township unless allowed by township ordinance.
(Ord. 59-003-2020, passed 10-20-2020) Penalty, see § 92.99