§ 55-9-302 Crash helmet required for driver and passenger – Exceptions
§ 55-9-302 v2 Crash helmet required for driver and passenger – Exceptions
§ 55-9-303 Seat for passenger
§ 55-9-303 v2 Seat for passenger
§ 55-9-304 Windshields – Safety goggles, face shields or glasses
§ 55-9-304 v2 Windshields – Safety goggles, face shields or glasses
§ 55-9-305 Rearview mirrors and footrests
§ 55-9-305 v2 Rearview mirrors and footrests
§ 55-9-306 Violation of this part – Penalty
§ 55-9-307 Parent or guardian knowingly permitting minor to violate this part – Penalty
§ 55-9-307 v2 Parent or guardian knowingly permitting minor to violate this part – Penalty
§ 55-9-308 Part inapplicable to autocycles – Exception
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 55 > Chapter 9 > Part 3 - Required Equipment On Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles

  • Bicycle: means every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, either of which is more than twenty inches (20") in diameter. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Driver: means :
    (A) For purposes of a conventionally operated vehicle, every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way when any part thereto is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Motor-driven cycle: means every motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor that produces no more than five (5) brake horsepower, or with a motor with a cylinder capacity not exceeding one hundred twenty-five cubic centimeters (125cc). See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Operator: means :
    (A) For purposes of a conventionally operated vehicle, every person, other than a chauffeur, who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or an engaged ADS. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101