greenjeep
Cause it's green, duh!
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- Moab Local!
You will have to reregister it as a Street legal ATV. An OHV registration will not be legal to drive on the pavement.
Street legal buggies?
- Thread starter drtsqrl
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Crap. How would one do such a thing?
sixstringsteve
Well-Known Member
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- UT
It's not too bad. Get a street-legal ATV safety inspection (blinkers, lights, etc), go to the DMV, fill out paperwork, pay the fees, and enjoy your street-legal ATV registration.
greenjeep
Cause it's green, duh!
- Location
- Moab Local!
Great news! We just found out that the bill which was initiated by the Moab Friends for Wheelin' Jeep club to allow for full size vehicles to be registered as Street legal “full-sized all-terrain vehicles” passed the Utah state House yesterday, passed the Senate today, and was just signed by the Speaker of the House. The only thing left before it becomes a law is for the governor to sign it.
Here is the pertinent law which defines the new qualification:
(19) (a) "Full-sized all-terrain vehicle" means any recreational vehicle designed for and capable of travel over unimproved terrain:
(i) traveling on four or more tires;
(ii) having a width that, when measured at the widest point of the vehicle:
(A) is not less than 55 inches; or
(B) does not exceed 92 inches;
(iii) having an unladen dry weight of 6,500 pounds or less;
(iv) having a maximum seat height of 50 inches when measured at the forward edge of the seat bottom; and
(v) having a steering wheel for control.
Here is what the vehicle will need to have to pass the modified safety inspection:
(b) A full-sized all-terrain vehicle being operated as a street-legal all-terrain vehicle shall be equipped with:
(i) two headlamps that meet the requirements of Section 41-6a-1603 ;
(ii) two tail lamps;
(iii) a tail lamp or other lamp constructed and placed to illuminate the registration plate with a white light;
(iv) one or more red reflectors on the rear;
(v) two stop lamps on the rear;
(vi) amber or red electric turn signals, one on each side of the front and rear;
(vii) a braking system, other than a parking brake, that meets the requirements of Section 41-6a-1623 ;
(viii) a horn or other warning device that meets the requirements of Section 41-6a-1625 ;
(ix) a muffler and emission control system that meets the requirements of Section 41-6a-1626 ;
(x) rearview mirrors on the right and left side of the driver in accordance with Section 41-6a-1627 ;
(xi) a windshield, unless the operator wears eye protection while operating the vehicle;
(xii) a speedometer, illuminated for nighttime operation;
(xiii) for vehicles designed by the manufacturer for carrying one or more passengers, a seat designed for passengers, including a footrest and handhold for each passenger;
(xiv) for vehicles with side-by-side seating, seatbelts for each vehicle occupant; and
(xv) tires that:
(A) do not exceed 44 inches in height; and
(B) have at least 2/32 inches or greater tire tread.
(4) (a) Subject to the requirement in Subsection (4)(b), an operator of a street-legal all-terrain vehicle, when operating a street-legal all-terrain vehicle on a highway in accordance with this section, may not exceed the lesser of:
(i) the posted speed limit; or
(ii) 45 miles per hour.
(b) An operator of a street-legal all-terrain vehicle, when operating a street-legal all-terrain vehicle on a highway with a posted speed limit higher than 45 miles per hour, shall:
(i) operate the street-legal all-terrain vehicle on the extreme right hand side of the roadway; and
(ii) [shall] equip the street-legal all-terrain vehicle with a reflector or reflective tape to the front and back of both sides of the vehicle.
(5) (a) A nonresident operator of an off-highway vehicle that is authorized to be operated on the highways of another state has the same rights and privileges as a street-legal ATV that is granted operating privileges on the highways of this state, subject to the restrictions under this section and rules made by the Board of Parks and Recreation, if the other state offers reciprocal operating privileges to Utah residents.
There are a few other editions, and some minor changes, but this definitely makes up the bulk of the new law. If you want to see the full bill, and what you changed, it is listed here: http://le.utah.gov/~2014/bills/static/HB0148.html
Here is the pertinent law which defines the new qualification:
(19) (a) "Full-sized all-terrain vehicle" means any recreational vehicle designed for and capable of travel over unimproved terrain:
(i) traveling on four or more tires;
(ii) having a width that, when measured at the widest point of the vehicle:
(A) is not less than 55 inches; or
(B) does not exceed 92 inches;
(iii) having an unladen dry weight of 6,500 pounds or less;
(iv) having a maximum seat height of 50 inches when measured at the forward edge of the seat bottom; and
(v) having a steering wheel for control.
Here is what the vehicle will need to have to pass the modified safety inspection:
(b) A full-sized all-terrain vehicle being operated as a street-legal all-terrain vehicle shall be equipped with:
(i) two headlamps that meet the requirements of Section 41-6a-1603 ;
(ii) two tail lamps;
(iii) a tail lamp or other lamp constructed and placed to illuminate the registration plate with a white light;
(iv) one or more red reflectors on the rear;
(v) two stop lamps on the rear;
(vi) amber or red electric turn signals, one on each side of the front and rear;
(vii) a braking system, other than a parking brake, that meets the requirements of Section 41-6a-1623 ;
(viii) a horn or other warning device that meets the requirements of Section 41-6a-1625 ;
(ix) a muffler and emission control system that meets the requirements of Section 41-6a-1626 ;
(x) rearview mirrors on the right and left side of the driver in accordance with Section 41-6a-1627 ;
(xi) a windshield, unless the operator wears eye protection while operating the vehicle;
(xii) a speedometer, illuminated for nighttime operation;
(xiii) for vehicles designed by the manufacturer for carrying one or more passengers, a seat designed for passengers, including a footrest and handhold for each passenger;
(xiv) for vehicles with side-by-side seating, seatbelts for each vehicle occupant; and
(xv) tires that:
(A) do not exceed 44 inches in height; and
(B) have at least 2/32 inches or greater tire tread.
(4) (a) Subject to the requirement in Subsection (4)(b), an operator of a street-legal all-terrain vehicle, when operating a street-legal all-terrain vehicle on a highway in accordance with this section, may not exceed the lesser of:
(i) the posted speed limit; or
(ii) 45 miles per hour.
(b) An operator of a street-legal all-terrain vehicle, when operating a street-legal all-terrain vehicle on a highway with a posted speed limit higher than 45 miles per hour, shall:
(i) operate the street-legal all-terrain vehicle on the extreme right hand side of the roadway; and
(ii) [shall] equip the street-legal all-terrain vehicle with a reflector or reflective tape to the front and back of both sides of the vehicle.
(5) (a) A nonresident operator of an off-highway vehicle that is authorized to be operated on the highways of another state has the same rights and privileges as a street-legal ATV that is granted operating privileges on the highways of this state, subject to the restrictions under this section and rules made by the Board of Parks and Recreation, if the other state offers reciprocal operating privileges to Utah residents.
There are a few other editions, and some minor changes, but this definitely makes up the bulk of the new law. If you want to see the full bill, and what you changed, it is listed here: http://le.utah.gov/~2014/bills/static/HB0148.html
http://dmv.utah.gov/vehicles-services-menu/vehicles-by-type/street-legal-atvs
Here's the info on registering as a street legal atv. Doesn't look to be expensive at all but possibly time consuming to get a safety inspection every year. If only
Utah didn't do annual safety inspections like CO and some other states. My jeep will pass most of the requirements from what I could see so I'll likely get it done.
Here's the info on registering as a street legal atv. Doesn't look to be expensive at all but possibly time consuming to get a safety inspection every year. If only
Utah didn't do annual safety inspections like CO and some other states. My jeep will pass most of the requirements from what I could see so I'll likely get it done.