A recently enacted state law changes the tire and width restrictions for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) operating in Wisconsin. The new law defines an all-terrain vehicle as an engine-driven device that:
* has a net weight of 900 pounds or less;
* is originally manufactured with a width of 50 inches or less;
* is equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator; and
* is designed by the manufacturer to travel on three or more low-pressure tires.
A low-pressure tire is defined as a tire that has a minimum width of 6 inches and that is designed to be inflated with an operating pressure not to exceed 10 pounds per square inch as recommended by the manufacturer.
“The main changes were expanding the maximum width from 48 inches to 50 inches and the removal of any rim size restrictions,: said Gary Eddy, ATV administrator for the state Department of Natural Resources. “ATVs such as the Polaris Sportsman XP, can now be legally registered.”
Along with changes to the tire and width restrictions, the law changes also includes making it illegal to modify an ATV so that it is wider than 50 inches and to operate an ATV equipped with other than low pressure tires.
“This law change does not apply to utility-type vehicles or side by sides as these vehicles are not equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator,” Eddy said.
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