Takeover WARNING - Bring your helmet!

[GRANITE]

FYI-I found DOT approved helmet stickers on Amazon. Guess if they somehow made it on any helmet they’d be approved, EH?

 

[Delton]

My wife was reading something about this on one of the Windrock facebook groups. We are tagged and "street legal" in Tennessee, but may throw a couple extra helmets in the back just to avoid any trouble. We ride daily thru our town without helmets and the THP or local cops never bat an eye.

Individual counties have final say over whats legal or not. Whats legal in one county doesnt mean its good across the state

 

[sharp]

I have one of these.
You think we can get by?

The likely hood of them checking for a DOT helmet is about as good as them checking for DOT tires. Not likely

 

[sharp]

Individual counties have final say over whats legal or not. Whats legal in one county doesnt mean its good across the state

Ive wondered they same thing. I figured if its a state issued tag than it should be legal in the whole state. My tag is a class 2 and the class 1 and 2 are new and tags have been avalible since March 2016. I didnt see anything about a helmet just shatter proof glasses if no windshield. I think the medium speed tag requires a helmet if no windshield but that dont matter for a P1000 since they are not considered in the medium speed catagory.

 

[Delton]

Ive wondered they same thing. I figured if its a state issued tag than it should be legal in the whole state. My tag is a class 2 and the class 1 and 2 are new and tags have been avalible since March 2016. I didnt see anything about a helmet just shatter proof glasses if no windshield. I think the medium speed tag requires a helmet if no windshield but that dont matter for a P1000 since they are not considered in the medium speed catagory.

What I stated applies to medium speed only. Its on bottom of affildavit that had to be signed.

 

[Tramguage1]

I think if they issue you a ticket. And you are from out of state. No matter what you're not gonna come back from wherever you're from to fight the ticket.

 

[sharp]

What I stated applies to medium speed only. Its on bottom of affildavit that had to be signed.

I gotcha. The medium speed tag is the wrong tag for the P1k. I had one then changed. Shows how much the DMV knows or cares. Lol

 

[sharp]

I think if they issue you a ticket. And you are from out of state. No matter what you're not gonna come back from wherever you're from to fight the ticket.

The town knows how much they benefit from having the trails right in their own back yard. Im guessing that you would have to do something stupid like donuts, burn out drag racing down the interstate etc, to get a ticket. I doubt that they will set up anykind of road block or check points but if they did by law they would have to put it in the news paper before as a warning.

 

[Tramguage1]

I'm with you if the group is obeying the law and not doing something stupid. I dont think they will bother you. In the past our groups have been well behaved and well organized.

 

[Neohio]

So what is the recommendation from all you TN boys? Worry about helmets? Mine is has street plates like a Honda civic. Do I argue with the officer if I am stopped and explain reciprocity to him?

 

[Tramguage1]

I'm going to have a helmet for each person in my machines. In the past explains the law to an officer on the side of the road hasn't worked out well.

 

[GlockMeister]

I'm going to have a helmet for each person in my machines. In the past explains the law to an officer on the side of the road hasn't worked out well.

Exactly...i bought a couple helmets for me an the wife....easier to do that than fight with the law.

 

[tig]

Here's a good resource from Scott County. http://www.discoverscott.com/main/blog/your-guide-to-atvs-on-public-streets/

 

[TripleB]

The county and city cops wont bother you unless you're being a dumbass. The state troopers will ticket you for no helmet for sure. No use trying to talk your way out of it. Just take your ticket with a smile and keep riding.

 

[sharp]

I will keep a helmet in the rig to wear going from the trail to the hotel.

 

[GlockMeister]

 

[Delton]

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Thats what I wear when riding my Vulcan. Nice and unobstructive

 

[Delton]

So what is the recommendation from all you TN boys? Worry about helmets? Mine is has street plates like a Honda civic. Do I argue with the officer if I am stopped and explain reciprocity to him?

State troopers in my area mistake explanations as arguments. One in particular hates seeing sxs's on the street. He has followed me several times. I take like 10 sidestreets to avoid a stretch of 45mph road to get to Sonic for a cheese coney lol.

 

[ohanacreek]

State troopers in my area mistake explanations as arguments. One in particular hates seeing sxs's on the street. He has followed me several times. I take like 10 sidestreets to avoid a stretch of 45mph road to get to Sonic for a cheese coney lol.

His opinion is not the law, if its legal its legal. Needs to check his opinion in his locker room.
Too many nanny laws as it is, can't legislate morality or common sense.

 

[Bradley-Thornton]

I'm from MS we don't like rules. I will have bicycle helmets on when we are on the street and kids will have them on all the time. But thats as close as we will get. Will bring kids goggles and glasses. Hope they can just use glasses on the trail and goggles on the street. BUT we want be doing anything stupid and will be 100% as safe as we can 100% of the time. As others have said a guy can be on a motorcycle and not have anything. If I get a ticket thats the chance I took can't blame him for doing his job. My comfort is worth the risk.