1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to traffic regulations; requiring adult 
  1.3             motorcycle rider to wear eye protection device; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 169.974, 
  1.5             subdivision 4.  
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 169.974, 
  1.8   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [EQUIPMENT FOR OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS.] (a) No 
  1.10  person under the age of 18 shall operate or ride a motorcycle on 
  1.11  the streets and highways of this state without wearing 
  1.12  protective headgear that complies with standards established by 
  1.13  the commissioner of public safety; and no person shall operate a 
  1.14  motorcycle without wearing an eye-protective device except when 
  1.15  the motorcycle is equipped with a wind screen. 
  1.16     (b) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to 
  1.17  persons during their participation in a parade for which parade 
  1.18  a permit or other official authorization has been granted by a 
  1.19  local governing body or other governmental authority or to 
  1.20  persons riding within an enclosed cab.