N.Y. state ATV laws!!!

[mudduck14843]

Below is a summary of New York State Motor Vehicle laws and regulations regarding ATV and off-road motorcycle use:

ATVs may not be operated on public lands, including roads and highways, unless specifically designated and marked for ATV use;
ATVs must be registered and display the license plate on the rear of the vehicle to operate anywhere in the state, including the owner's property;
Owners of ATVs must have liability insurance in place, except for riding on the owner's property;
ATVs may not be operated on private property without permission of the property owner;
ATVs may not be operated on a railroad right of way;
ATVs may not be operated in a tree nursery or other planting;
ATVs must not be operated at an unreasonable or imprudent speed, or in a reckless or negligent manner;
ATVs may not be operated with more than the designed number of riders;
ATVs may not be operated while using drugs or alcohol;
ATVs must have proper mufflers, brakes, spark arresters, tire tread depth, and lights at night;
ATV riders must wear helmets;
ATV operators must stop when directed by a police officer; and
On public roads, all other Vehicle and Traffic Laws also apply; e.g., turn signals, speed zones and rules of the road.


whos state has the best laws for atv/c's

this is posted directly from the state web site and not changed....

[ATCRYDER]

Alot of those are fair laws, but there are jsut some that make people want to ignore the whole lsit if ya know what I mean.

[ATC crazy]

ATVs may not be operated on public lands, including roads and highways,
On public roads, all other Vehicle and Traffic Laws also apply; e.g., turn signals, speed zones and rules of the road.

Is it me or does this not make sense?

Tire tread depth is also a new one to me... :?

[mudduck14843]

i thought the same

[trikerider2oo7]

You can register trikes as three wheeled motorcycles. that is probably the laws for it. also they made a street legal fourwheeler not that long ago.

[YAMAHA_Jim]

I can honestly say I've broken every law on the list, Half of them on a regular basis. NY state can kiss my unregistered and uninsured arse!

[MIK6]

I'm w/ Z-Jim!!!!

MIK6 / Mike

[HemiChallenger71]

Insurance on a off road vehicle? that's horseshit. So do they require a proof of insurance during registration of the machine, and do they require insurance on watercraft and snowmobiles as well?

[thefox]

I agree TriZ_Jim, except I haven't broken the drinking/drugs one and I did stop for the cop :oops: (that cost me a 100 bucks :evil: ).

-Andrew

[Dynofox]

Hemi you have to have sleds registered and insured in NY. They have state troopers and DEC on sleds checking for them quite often.

[twgranger]

don't they suck :evil:

[Russell 350X]

What a pile of horse-trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro! Some of those are fair, but most of them are stupid. Having regestration on your own land. What a pain in my ass!

[J.D.]

Nevada is undoubtedly the best. I can ride anywhere almost. No insurance, no registration. As long as you stay off the road and don't cause a lot of dust the cops won't even enforce the 20 feet off-the-road law. Hee hee

[200xer]

I love NY

[mudduck14843]

Insurance on a off road vehicle? that's horseshit. So do they require a proof of insurance during registration of the machine, and do they require insurance on watercraft and snowmobiles as well?

acording to state law ANY AND EVERY motor vechile in NY, MUST be registered...it only has to be insured if you operate it off your own property.

sleds have places to run everywhere but not atv's most places you can run a dirt bike without any trouble but no atv's/atc's