The Code of the City of Princeton currently does not regulate
low-speed vehicles. The Governor has signed into law Substitute Amendment
1 to 2005 Assembly Bill 851 creating § 349.26, Wis. Stats.,
which allows a municipality to allow persons to operate low-speed
vehicles on local highways.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
LOW-SPEED VEHICLE (LSV)
A.
A self-propelled motor vehicle that has successfully completed
the low-speed vehicle America test program conducted by the Federal
Department of Energy and that conforms to the definition and requirements
for low -speed vehicles as adopted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards for "low-speed vehicles" under 49 CFR 571.3(b) and 571.500.
B.
LSVs shall be four-wheeled and have a speed range of at least
20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved surface
and have a gross vehicle weight at rest of less than 2,500 pounds.
"LSV" does not include a golf cart or all-terrain vehicle and shall
have:
(2)
Front and rear turn signals;
(4)
Reflex reflectors: one red on each side as far to the rear as
practicable, and one red on the rear;
(5)
An exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side and either
an exterior mirror on the passenger side or an interior rearview mirror;
(7)
A windshield that conforms to the requirements of the federal
motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials (49 CFR 571.205);
(8)
A vehicle identification number (VIN) that complies with federal
law (49 CFR 565);
(9)
A Type 1 or Type 2 seat-belt assembly conforming to 49 CFR 571.209,
and Federal Motor Safety Standard No. 209, for each designated seating
position; and
(10)
Meets the general test conditions under 49 CFR 571.50056.
A person may operate a LSV on any City street that has a speed
limit of 35 miles per hour or less, subject to the following restrictions:
A. The person operating the low-speed vehicle must hold a valid Wisconsin
operator's license or a valid operator's license from another
state.
B. Low-speed vehicles are not permitted on City parks or on City sidewalks.
C. Headlamps must be on during operation.
D. The operation of LSVs as permitted herein shall in all respects be in compliance with Chapter
360, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the City of Princeton.