(A) A person may operate an ATV/ORV on the far right of the maintained portion of the roadway on all streets within the village, except as prohibited under § 73.03 above.
(B) When operating an ATV/ORV as authorized under this chapter, the operator shall comply with all of the following regulations:
(1) The operator shall be a person 12 years of age or older;
(2) The operator and any passenger shall wear a crash helmet and protective eyewear approved by the United States Department of Transportation, unless an ATV/ORV is equipped with a roof that meets or exceeds the standards for a crash helmet and the operator and any passenger wear a properly adjusted and fastened seatbelt. Not more than two persons shall be permitted to ride on an ATV/ORV;
(3) If the operator is a person 12 years of age or older, but less than 16 years of age, then the operator shall be under the direct visual supervision of a parent or guardian and shall have in his or her immediate possession a safety certificate;
(4) If the operator is a person 16 years of age or older, but less than 18 years of age, then the operator shall have in his or her immediate possession a valid driver's license or a valid official state personal identification card and a safety certificate or he or she shall be under the direct visual supervision of a parent or guardian and shall have in his or her immediate possession a safety certificate;
(5) If the operator is a person 18 years of age or older, then the operator shall have in his or her immediate possession a valid driver's license or a valid official state personal identification card;
(6) If an ATV/ORV is a three-wheeled ATV, then the operator shall be a person 16 years of age or older (all other requirements under this chapter shall also apply);
(7) If an ATV/ORV is registered as a motor vehicle and is either more than 60 inches wide or has three wheels, then the operator shall have in his or her immediate possession a valid driver's license;
(8) An ATV/ORV shall not be operated at a speed greater than 25 miles per hour or at a speed greater than any posted speed limit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ATV/ORV shall be operated at a safe speed for the conditions existing at the time of the operation;
(9) An ATV/ORV shall be operated with the flow of traffic on the street and shall observe and obey all applicable village ordinances and state traffic laws;
(10) An ATV/ORV shall be operated in a manner that does not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic on any street;
(11) An ATV/ORV shall at all times shall be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke. No ATV/ORV operated within the village limits shall have the baffles of its muffler removed, destroyed or damaged, nor shall any ATV/ORV operated within the village have a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device; and
(12) An ATV/ORV shall at all times be operated displaying a lighted headlight and lighted taillight.
(Ord. 2015-105, passed 10-5-2015)