It is the responsibility of people considering a legal road conversion to know the local laws in which they wish to work side by side. It won`t be a small investment, and you shouldn`t do it lightly. Dirt Legal provides you with a title, license plate and registration to enable your UTV road approval in any state. We only need some basic information from you to make this happen. It`s always up to you to make sure your UTV complies with all local laws and regulations regarding blinders, etc., but it`s much easier than dealing with DMV. Trust us. Some states willingly allow side-by-side on their highways, and the aftermarket has grown to fill the niches that this small market has created. Many states do not facilitate the registration of a UTV, but converting a UTV for roadside approval is a relatively simple task. State laws may vary. For example, Florida law requires only one brake light on a vehicle. It must be visible from a distance of 300 feet and include a red reflector so others can see it when the bulb burns. The state of Florida does not require backup lights, but if they are present on your legal UTV for the street, they can only emit white light. Most UTVs have at least one key power source, such as a 12-volt accessory outlet.
Using the energy flowing to one of these sources allows for easy installation while ensuring that you can`t leave a signal on and drain the battery when you turn off the ignition. I printed everything in duplicate and studied it carefully. What worried me the most was that they say that during the final inspection, you say when and WHERE to take your vehicle with you. I have no way of dragging mine, but when I told them that, they happily sent the state inspector to my house. And for the first inspection, which, according to the website, must be carried out by a state policeman, this is not true. Any police officer with a badge number may complete Form TR-54. I found out I needed a police officer from my district, but that wasn`t a problem. I also didn`t know where to start the whole process because the SOS nowhere offers a way to make an inspection appointment. It turns out you do it yourself by calling your local police officers. Also, my policeman didn`t seem to know where to get the form, so I printed it out for him.
The state of Florida requires motor vehicles traveling on highways to be equipped with a horn that can be heard from a distance of 200 feet. Of course, it is impossible to enforce this rule as written, but it does mean that the horn must be loud on a legal UTV for the street. At the end of the day, however, it always comes down to the disposition and discretion of law enforcement agencies in your area. When they see people driving ATVs on the road, many police officers usually contact them, but different things in mind when deciding how to proceed – for example, how to drive, drink or play loud music on their powerful stereo, having children with them, a complaint has been filed, etc. You`ll have a game warden on a bad day, and even a Can-Am equipped with a full street legal kit, license plate, license plate and everything else could still result in at least a warning, if not a violation. And no matter what condition you`re in, there`s a good chance you can legally drive a UTV on public roads. The problem is that these places are rare. In states like North Dakota, there are no laws that clearly and definitively determine what roadside approval you need to have and where you can or can`t drive. Small-town lawmakers probably wouldn`t care, unless you`re an idiot and let them answer complaints or 911 calls because of you.
As mentioned earlier, the best road law equipment for you and your UTV depends on the laws of your state. In many Midwestern states, such as Arizona, your side-by-side must have a horn audible by people up to a certain distance, a lighted license plate recorded on the street, and a rearview mirror. They must also have a normal label as well as an off-road vehicle label, and both must be displayed in a certain way. 2) WHAT EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED: Go to www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-96435_15242-34425–,00.html off-road vehicles (ORVs). Read it all, but most importantly: “The vehicle must be equipped with high and low beams, brake lights, tail lights, turn signals, horns, windshield wipers and washers, independent parking brakes, road-approved tires, and any other road equipment required by the Michigan Vehicle Code. It is renamed “mounted vehicle” and is assigned a new vehicle identification number. Mechanically, nothing prevents a can-am-side-by-side owner from driving on the sidewalk. Aside from a little extra wear and tear on off-road tires and the excessive rumbling of off-road tires, the one thing that keeps most drivers from driving their Can-Ams on city and county roads is the fear of Johnny Law. If you`re on the basis of first name with everyone in your small town, if you`re a proud member of the force, or if your wife`s cousins are married to a sheriff`s deputy, you may be able to drive your commander, defender, or maverick down your city`s main street.
