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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.45 - Certain vehicles to stop at railroad crossings.

346.45
Certain vehicles to stop at railroad crossings.
(1)
Except as provided in sub. (3), the operator of any of the following vehicles before crossing at grade any track of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within 50 feet, but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad:
(a)
Every motor bus transporting passengers.
(am)
Every vehicle painted and displaying markings in accordance with s. 347.44 (1).
(b)
Every motor vehicle transporting any quantity of chlorine.
(c)
Every motor vehicle which, in accordance with sub. (4), is required to be marked or placarded with a classification of marking or placarding that requires the vehicle to stop.
(d)
Every cargo tank motor vehicle, whether loaded or empty, used for the transportation of any liquid having a flashpoint below 200 degrees Fahrenheit, as determined by the test method approved for that product by ASTM International.
(e)
Every cargo tank motor vehicle transporting a commodity which at the time of loading has a temperature above its flashpoint as determined by the same standard method of testing as prescribed in par. (d).
(f)
Every vehicle transporting a building, as defined in s. 348.27 (12m) (a) 1.
(g)
Every cargo tank motor vehicle, whether loaded or empty, transporting a commodity under exemption in accordance with 49 CFR part 107, subpart B.
(2)
The operator of every vehicle required to stop before crossing any track shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching railroad train or railroad track equipment, and shall not proceed until such precautions have been taken and until the operator has ascertained that the course is clear. Wherever an auxiliary lane is provided for stopping at a railroad, operators of vehicles required to stop shall use such lane for stopping.
(3)
A stop need not be made at:
(a)
A railroad grade crossing when a police officer or crossing flagman directs traffic to proceed.
(b)
A railroad grade crossing when an official traffic control signal permits traffic to proceed.
(c)
An abandoned railroad grade crossing with a sign indicating the rail line is abandoned.
(d)
A railroad grade crossing which is marked with a sign in accordance with s. 195.285 (3). Such signs shall be erected by the maintaining authority only upon order of the office of the commissioner of railroads as set forth in s. 195.285.
(4)
The department shall adopt rules for the marking and placarding of vehicles being used to transport hazardous materials which are potentially dangerous to life and property, which rules shall be in accordance with the regulations of the U.S. department of transportation. These rules shall identify classifications of markings or placarding that, consistent with federal regulations, when required on a vehicle also require the vehicle to stop as provided in sub. (1) (c).
History:  1973 c. 12; 1975 c. 41, 63, 199; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (6) (b), (9) (f); 1977 c. 410; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (2); 1993 a. 16, 123; 2005 a. 250; 2011 a. 101, 247; 2015 a. 55, 186; 2017 a. 365 s. 111.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.455 - Vehicles to stop at fire station.

346.455
Vehicles to stop at fire station.
(1)
The operator of a motor vehicle approaching an authorized emergency vehicle shall stop not less than 30 feet from that vehicle and shall remain stopped, if all of the following apply:
(a)
The authorized emergency vehicle is about to be or is being driven backwards into a driveway entrance to a fire station.
(b)
The authorized emergency vehicle is giving visual signal by means of at least one flashing, oscillating or rotating red light or by a member of the fire department or fire patrol standing on the roadway in a position that is visible to approaching traffic and directing traffic to stop.
(2)
The operator of a motor vehicle required to stop under sub. (1) shall remain stopped until a member of the fire department or fire patrol directs the operator to proceed or until the visual signal under sub. (1) (b) is terminated and all members of the fire department or fire patrol have left the roadway.
History:  1995 a. 424.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.46 - Vehicles to stop at stop signs and school crossings.

346.46
Vehicles to stop at stop signs and school crossings.
(1)
Except when directed to proceed by a traffic officer or traffic control signal, every operator of a vehicle approaching an official stop sign at an intersection shall cause such vehicle to stop before entering the intersection and shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles which have entered or are approaching the intersection upon a highway which is not controlled by an official stop sign or traffic signal.
(2)
Stops required by sub. (1) shall be made in the following manner:
(a)
If there is a clearly marked stop line, the operator shall stop the vehicle immediately before crossing such line.
(b)
If there is no clearly marked stop line, the operator shall stop the vehicle immediately before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection.
(c)
If there is neither a clearly marked stop line nor a marked or unmarked crosswalk at the intersection or if the operator cannot efficiently observe traffic on the intersecting roadway from the stop made at the stop line or crosswalk, the operator shall, before entering the intersection, stop the vehicle at such point as will enable the operator to efficiently observe the traffic on the intersecting roadway.
(2m)
Every operator of a motor vehicle approaching a school crossing which is controlled by an adult school crossing guard appointed under s. 120.13 (31) or 349.215 shall follow the directions of the school crossing guard. If directed by the school crossing guard to stop, the operator shall stop the vehicle not less than 10 feet nor more than 30 feet from the school crossing and shall remain stopped until the school crossing guard directs the operator to proceed.
(3)
Every operator of a vehicle approaching an official stop sign at a railroad crossing shall, before proceeding on or over such crossing, stop the vehicle immediately before crossing a clearly marked stop line. If there is no clearly marked stop line, the operator shall stop the vehicle not less than 15 nor more than 50 feet from the nearest rail.
(4)
(a)
Every operator of a vehicle approaching an official stop sign or official temporary stop sign erected mid-block on or in the roadway by local authorities under s. 349.07 (6) shall cause such vehicle to stop not less than 10 nor more than 30 feet from such official sign except when directed to proceed by a traffic officer.
(b)
As used in this subsection “mid-block" has the meaning given it in s. 346.33 (3).
History:  1977 c. 116 s. 16; 1979 c. 344; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (43); 1987 a. 25; 1989 a. 359; 1991 a. 316; 2009 a. 65.
A violation of sub. (1) constitutes negligence per se, but a violation may be excused through the application of the emergency doctrine, which provides that a person faced with an emergency that the person did not create is not negligent for failing to avoid the threatened disaster if compelled to act instantly. Totsky v. Riteway Bus Service, Inc., 2000 WI 29, 233 Wis. 2d 371, 607 N.W.2d 637, 97-0530.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.47 - When vehicles using alley or nonhighway access to stop.

346.47
When vehicles using alley or nonhighway access to stop.
(1)
The operator of a vehicle emerging from an alley or about to cross or enter a highway from any point of access other than another highway shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to moving on to the sidewalk or on to the sidewalk area extending across the path of such vehicle and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, bicyclist, personal delivery device, or rider of an electric scooter or an electric personal assistive mobility device, and upon crossing or entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such roadway.
(2)
The operator of a vehicle on an alley shall stop such vehicle immediately before crossing or entering an intersecting alley, whether or not such intersecting alley crosses the alley on which the vehicle is being operated.
(3)
The operator of a vehicle about to cross or enter a highway from a point of access other than another highway is not required to stop in compliance with sub. (1) if a traffic control officer or official traffic control device directs or permits otherwise.
History:  1975 c. 229; 1985 a. 69; 2001 a. 90; 2017 a. 13; 2019 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.475 - Human service vehicles; loading or unloading children with disabilities.

346.475
Human service vehicles; loading or unloading children with disabilities.
No person who operates a human service vehicle may stop to load or unload passengers who are children with disabilities unless the vehicle is entirely off the traveled portion of the roadway in an area where stopping, standing or parking is not prohibited and the children do not have to cross the roadway in order to be loaded or unloaded.
History:  1983 a. 175 s. 28; Stats. 1983 s. 346.475; 1997 a. 164.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.495 - Railroad crossing improvement surcharge.

346.495
Railroad crossing improvement surcharge.
(1)
(a)
If a court imposes a forfeiture under s. 346.49 (1g) or (2m) (a), (am), (b), or (c) for a violation of s. 346.44, 346.445, 346.45, or 346.46 (3), the court shall also impose a railroad crossing improvement surcharge under ch. 814 equal to 50 percent of the amount of the forfeiture. This paragraph does not apply to a personal delivery device operator.
(b)
If a court imposes a forfeiture under s. 346.49 (2r) with respect to a violation of s. 346.44 or 346.45, the court shall also impose a railroad crossing improvement surcharge equal to 50 percent of the amount of the forfeiture.
(2)
If a forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the railroad crossing improvement surcharge shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.
(3)
If any deposit is made for an offense to which this section applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the railroad crossing improvement surcharge under this section. If the deposit is forfeited, the amount of the railroad crossing improvement surcharge shall be transmitted to the secretary of administration under sub. (4). If the deposit is returned, the amount of the railroad crossing improvement surcharge shall also be returned.
(4)
The clerk of the circuit court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the railroad crossing improvement surcharge as required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then pay the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The secretary of administration shall deposit all amounts received under this subsection in the transportation fund to be appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (gj).
History:  1997 a. 135, 237; 2003 a. 33, 139, 209, 326, 327; 2013 a. 219; 2017 a. 13.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.51 - Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence districts.

346.51
Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence districts.
(1)
No person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway of any highway outside a business or residence district when it is practical to park, stop or leave such vehicle standing off the roadway, but even the parking, stopping or standing of a vehicle off the roadway of such highway is unlawful unless the following requirements are met:
(a)
An unobstructed width of at least 15 feet upon the roadway of such highway must be left opposite such standing vehicle for the free passage of other vehicles. This section shall not apply to a school bus when the school bus is loading or unloading pupils or other authorized passengers where flashing red warning lights are used as required by s. 346.48 (2).
(b)
Such standing vehicle must be capable of being seen by operators of other vehicles from a distance of 500 feet in each direction along such highway.
(2)
This section also applies to vehicles or equipment used in highway maintenance or construction work unless the nature of the work is such as to require the stopping or standing of the vehicle or equipment on the roadway.
History:  1987 a. 125; 2013 a. 96.
The graded, but unfinished, bed of a highway lane under construction is not a “roadway" under s. 340.01 (54). Burg v. Cincinnati Casualty Insurance Co., 2002 WI 76, 254 Wis. 2d 36, 645 N.W.2d 880, 00-3258.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.52 - Stopping prohibited in certain specified places.

346.52
Stopping prohibited in certain specified places.
(1)
No person may stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, in any of the following places:
(a)
Within an intersection.
(b)
On a crosswalk.
(c)
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb, or within 15 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone unless a different distance is clearly indicated by an official traffic sign, pavement marking, or parking meter.
(d)
On a sidewalk or sidewalk area, except when parking on the sidewalk or sidewalk area is clearly indicated by official traffic signs, pavement markings, or parking meters.
(e)
Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction when stopping or standing at that place would obstruct traffic or when pedestrian traffic would be required to travel in the roadway.
(f)
On the roadway side of any parked vehicle unless double parking is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or pavement markings.
(g)
Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station or directly across the highway from a fire station entrance.
(h)
Upon any portion of a highway where, and at the time when, stopping or standing is prohibited by official traffic signs indicating the prohibition of any stopping or standing.
(i)
Within 25 feet of the nearest rail at a railroad crossing.
(1m)
Notwithstanding sub. (1) (a) and (b), if snow accumulation at the usual bus passenger loading area makes it difficult to load or discharge bus passengers, the driver may stop a motor bus to load or discharge passengers on a crosswalk at an intersection where traffic is not controlled by a traffic control signal or a traffic officer.
(2)
During the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during school days, no person may stop or leave any vehicle standing, whether temporarily or otherwise, upon the near side of a through highway adjacent to a schoolhouse used for any children below the 9th grade. If the highway adjacent to the schoolhouse is not a through highway, the operator of a vehicle may stop upon the near side thereof during such hours, provided such stopping is temporary and only for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers. This subsection shall not apply to villages, towns or cities when the village or town board or common council thereof by ordinance permits parking of any vehicle or of school buses only on the near side of specified highways adjacent to schoolhouses during specified hours, or to the parking of vehicles on the near side of highways adjacent to schoolhouses authorized by s. 349.13 (1j).
History:  1979 c. 325; 1983 a. 59; 1989 a. 71; 1993 a. 246; 1997 a. 159; 1999 a. 85; 2015 a. 124.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.53 - Parking prohibited in certain specified places.

346.53
Parking prohibited in certain specified places.
No person shall stop or leave any vehicle standing in any of the following places except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading or in receiving or discharging passengers and while the vehicle is attended by a licensed operator so that it may promptly be moved in case of an emergency or to avoid obstruction of traffic:
(1)
In a loading zone.
(2)
In an alley in a business district.
(3)
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater distance is indicated by an official traffic sign.
(4)
Within 4 feet of the entrance to an alley or a private road or driveway.
(5)
Closer than 15 feet to the near limits of a crosswalk.
(6)
Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time when parking is prohibited, limited or restricted by official traffic signs.
History:  1999 a. 85.
The trial court erred in finding a truck driver, who parked on a highway for the purpose of unloading sewage into a manhole, negligent as a matter of law and refusing to submit the question of practicality to the jury. Nelson v. Travelers Insurance Co., 80 Wis. 2d 272, 259 N.W.2d 48 (1977).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.55 - Other restrictions on parking and stopping.

346.55
Other restrictions on parking and stopping.
(1)
No person shall stop or leave standing any vehicle on the left side of a highway except as provided in ss. 167.31 (4) (co) and 346.54.
(3)
No person may leave or park any motor vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property.
(4)
Owners or lessees of public or private property may permit parking by certain persons and limit, restrict or prohibit parking as to other persons if the owner or lessee posts a sign on the property indicating for whom parking is permitted, limited, restricted or prohibited. No person may leave or park any motor vehicle on public or private property contrary to a sign posted thereon.
History:  1979 c. 276, 288; 1981 c. 157; 1981 c. 255 ss. 9g, 9m, 13; 1983 a. 77; 1991 a. 77, 189; 1995 a. 422.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.56 - Penalty for violating sections 346.503 to 346.55.

346.56
Penalty for violating sections 346.503 to 346.55.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in sub. (1g), any person violating s. 346.503 (1m) to (3) or a rule of the department under s. 346.503 (4) may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $200.
(b)
No forfeiture may be assessed under par. (a) if within 30 days after the uniform traffic citation was issued the person provides proof that he or she has complied with the provision of s. 346.503 for which the citation was issued.
(1g)
Any person violating s. 346.503 (2e) shall forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense. For a 2nd or subsequent conviction within 3 years, a person shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100.
(1m)
Any person violating s. 346.52 to 346.54 or 346.55 (3) or (4) may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
(2)
Any person violating s. 346.51 or 346.55 (1) may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.
(4)
Any person violating s. 346.505 (2) shall forfeit not less than $150 nor more than $300.
History:  1971 c. 278; 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 288; 1981 c. 157; 1983 a. 27, 77; 1987 a. 260; 1993 a. 256; 1995 a. 422; 2013 a. 326.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.58 - Special speed restrictions for certain vehicles.

346.58
Special speed restrictions for certain vehicles.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Metal tire" means a tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partially of metal or other hard, nonresilient material.
(b)
“Solid rubber tire" means a tire made of rubber but not inflated with compressed air.
(2)
In addition to complying with other speed restrictions imposed by law, no person may drive any vehicle equipped with metal tires or solid rubber tires at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour. This subsection does not apply to operation of a bicycle.
History:  1973 c. 165; 1975 c. 297; 1983 a. 54; 1999 a. 85; 2009 a. 276; 2011 a. 73.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.59 - Minimum speed regulation.

346.59
Minimum speed regulation.
(1)
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a speed so slow as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or is necessary to comply with the law.
(2)
The operator of a vehicle moving at a speed so slow as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic shall, if practicable, yield the roadway to an overtaking vehicle and shall move at a reasonably increased speed or yield the roadway to overtaking vehicles when directed to do so by a traffic officer.
History:  1977 c. 100; 2013 a. 365.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.595 - Motorcycles and mopeds.

346.595
Motorcycles and mopeds.
Whenever a motorcycle or a moped is operated the following rules apply:
(1)
All motor vehicles including motorcycles and mopeds are entitled to the full use of a traffic lane and no vehicle may be driven or operated in such a manner so as to deprive any other vehicle of the full use of a traffic lane. With the consent of both drivers, motorcycles may be operated not more than 2 abreast in a single lane, but mopeds may be so operated only where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour or less.
(2)
No person shall ride any motorcycle or moped while in a side-saddle position.
(3)
No passenger may ride a motorcycle who, when properly seated, cannot rest the feet on assigned foot rests or pegs. No passenger may ride on a moped.
(3m)
No more than 2 persons may ride on a motorcycle having 2 wheels in tandem during operation unless a sidecar has been attached to the motorcycle and the additional passengers are provided with adequate seating within the sidecar.
(4)
No passenger shall ride in front of the operator on a motorcycle.
(5)
The headlamps on motorcycles shall be lighted whenever the motorcycle is in operation. Motorcycles may be operated to the nearest repair facility for headlamp repair in the event of mechanical or electrical headlamp failure except during hours of darkness. Mopeds shall observe the requirements for lighted headlamps and tail lamps under s. 347.06.
(6)
On any road for which the speed limit is more than 25 miles per hour, mopeds shall be operated only when riding single-file in the extreme right-hand lane. No person may operate a moped on any restricted access highway.
History:  1977 c. 288; 1981 c. 52; 1983 a. 243; 1985 a. 65 ss. 20, 29; 2019 a. 50.
The provision requiring headlamps to be lighted is constitutional. City of Kenosha v. Dosemagen, 54 Wis. 2d 269, 195 N.W.2d 462 (1972).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.61 - Applicability of sections relating to reckless and drunken driving.

346.61
Applicability of sections relating to reckless and drunken driving.
In addition to being applicable upon highways, ss. 346.62 to 346.64 are applicable upon all premises held out to the public for use of their motor vehicles, all premises provided by employers to employees for the use of their motor vehicles and all premises provided to tenants of rental housing in buildings of 4 or more units for the use of their motor vehicles, whether such premises are publicly or privately owned and whether or not a fee is charged for the use thereof. Sections 346.62 to 346.64 do not apply to private parking areas at farms or single-family residences.
History:  1995 a. 127.
A privately owned parking lot was not included under this section. City of Kenosha v. Phillips, 142 Wis. 2d 549, 419 N.W.2d 236 (1988).
A parking lot for patrons of a business is held out for the use of the public under this section. City of La Crosse v. Richling, 178 Wis. 2d 856, 505 N.W.2d 448 (Ct. App. 1993).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.62 - Reckless driving.

346.62
Reckless driving.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Bodily harm" has the meaning designated in s. 939.22 (4).
(b)
“Great bodily harm" has the meaning designated in s. 939.22 (14).
(c)
“Negligent" has the meaning designated in s. 939.25 (2).
(d)
“Vehicle" has the meaning designated in s. 939.22 (44), except that for purposes of sub. (2m) “vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (74).
(2)
No person may endanger the safety of any person or property by the negligent operation of a vehicle.
(2m)
No person may recklessly endanger the safety of any person by driving a vehicle on or across a railroad crossing in violation of s. 346.44 (1) or through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing in violation of s. 346.44 (2).
(3)
No person may cause bodily harm to another by the negligent operation of a vehicle.
(4)
No person may cause great bodily harm to another by the negligent operation of a vehicle.
History:  1987 a. 399; 1997 a. 135.
Judicial Council Note, 1988: The revisions contained in subs. (2) and (3) are intended as editorial, not substantive, as is the substitution of a cross-reference to s. 939.25 (2) for the prior definition of a high degree of negligence. New sub. (4) carries forward the crime created by 1985 Wisconsin Act 293. [Bill 191-S]
That the defendant was an experienced stock car racer was not a defense to a charge of reckless driving. State v. Passarelli, 55 Wis. 2d 78, 197 N.W.2d 740 (1972).
Sub. (4) is not unconstitutionally irrational. State v. King, 187 Wis. 2d 548, 523 N.W.2d 159 (Ct. App. 1994).
This section may be applied to a corporation. State v. Steenberg Homes, Inc., 223 Wis. 2d 511, 589 N.W.2d 668 (Ct. App. 1998), 98-0104.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.635 - Report arrest or out-of-service order to department.

346.635
Report arrest or out-of-service order to department.
Whenever a law enforcement officer arrests a person for a violation of s. 346.63 (1), (5) or (7), or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, the officer shall notify the department of the arrest and of issuance of an out-of-service order under s. 343.305 (7) (b) or (9) (am) as soon as practicable.
History:  1981 c. 20; 1989 a. 105.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.637 - Driver awareness program.

346.637
Driver awareness program.
The department shall conduct a campaign to educate drivers in this state concerning:
(1)
The laws relating to operating a motor vehicle and drinking alcohol, using controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, or using any combination of alcohol, controlled substances and controlled substance analogs.
(2)
The effects of alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, or the use of them in any combination, on a person's ability to operate a motor vehicle.
History:  1981 c. 20; 1995 a. 448.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.64 - Employment of drunken operators.

346.64
Employment of drunken operators.
(1)
No person who owns or has direct control of a commercial motor vehicle or any vehicle operated upon a highway for the conveyance of passengers for hire shall employ as an operator of such vehicle and retain in the person's employment any person who is addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating liquor or to the use of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog under ch. 961. In addition to being subject to fine or imprisonment as prescribed by law, such person shall forfeit $5 for each day such operator is retained in the person's employ.
(2)
Upon conviction of an operator of a commercial motor vehicle or any vehicle operated for the conveyance of passengers for hire, for driving or operating such vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, the owner or person having direct control of such vehicle shall discharge such operator from such employment. No person shall employ or retain in employment as an operator of a commercial motor vehicle or a vehicle operated upon a highway for the conveyance of passengers for hire any person who has been so convicted within the preceding 6-month period or any person during a period of disqualification under s. 343.315, unless s. 343.055 (2) applies. In addition to being subject to fine or imprisonment as prescribed by law, such person shall forfeit $5 for each day such operator is retained in the person's employ contrary to the provisions of this subsection.
History:  1971 c. 219; 1989 a. 105, 359; 1995 a. 448.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.655 - Driver improvement surcharge.

346.655
Driver improvement surcharge.
(1)
If a court imposes a fine or a forfeiture for a violation of s. 346.62 or 346.63 (1) or (5), or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, it shall impose a driver improvement surcharge in an amount of $535 under ch. 814 in addition to the fine or forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and other surcharges imposed under ch. 814.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), the clerk of court shall collect and transmit the amount under sub. (1) to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. of 59.1 percent of the amount.
(b)
If the forfeiture is imposed by a municipal court, the court shall transmit the amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and that treasurer shall make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm) of 59.1 percent of the amount. The treasurer of the city, town, or village shall transmit the remaining amount to the treasurer of the county.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), all moneys collected from the driver improvement surcharge that are transmitted to the county treasurer under sub. (2) (a) or (b), except the amounts that the county treasurer is required to transmit to the secretary of administration under sub. (2) (a) or (b), shall be retained by the county treasurer and disbursed to the county department under s. 51.42 for services under s. 51.42 for drivers referred through assessment.
(b)
If a person receives treatment from an approved tribal treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (2c), in accordance with a driver safety plan under s. 343.30 (1q) (d), the county treasurer shall transmit the amount collected from the person's driver improvement surcharge except the amounts that the treasurer is required to transmit to the secretary of administration under sub. (2) (a) or (b), to the facility for treatment services for drivers referred through assessment.
(4)
Any person who fails to pay a driver improvement surcharge imposed under sub. (1) is subject to s. 343.30 (1z).
History:  1981 c. 20; 1981 c. 314; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (20); 1985 a. 29, 337; 1987 a. 3, 27, 399; 1989 a. 31, 105; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27, 201; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 109; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2001 a. 16, 104; 2003 a. 30, 33, 139, 326; 2007 a. 111; 2009 a. 100; 2013 a. 20, 246; 2023 a. 9, 19.
Imprisonment or suspension of a license under s. 345.47 (1) (a) and (b) does not eliminate the liability of a defendant for payment of a surcharge under this section. 73 Atty. Gen. 24.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.657 - Safe ride program surcharge.

346.657
Safe ride program surcharge.
(1)
If a court imposes a fine or a forfeiture for a violation of s. 346.62 or 346.63 (1) or (5), or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, it shall impose a safe ride program surcharge under ch. 814 in an amount of $50 in addition to the fine or forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and other surcharges imposed under ch. 814.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), the clerk of court shall collect and transmit the amount under sub. (1) to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
(b)
If the forfeiture is imposed by a municipal court, the court shall transmit the amount under sub. (1) to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and that treasurer shall make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm).
(3)
Any person who fails to pay a driver improvement surcharge imposed under sub. (1) is subject to s. 343.30 (1z).
History:  2015 a. 55; 2023 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.66 - Applicability of sections relating to accidents and accident reporting.

346.66
Applicability of sections relating to accidents and accident reporting.
(1)
(a)
In addition to being applicable upon highways, ss. 346.67 to 346.70 are applicable upon all premises held out to the public for use of their motor vehicles, all premises provided by employers to employees for the use of their motor vehicles, and all premises provided to tenants of rental housing in buildings of 4 or more units for the use of their motor vehicles, whether such premises are publicly or privately owned and whether or not a fee is charged for the use thereof.
(b)
Except as provided in sub. (2), ss. 346.67 to 346.70 do not apply to private parking areas at farms or single-family residences.
(c)
Sections 346.67 to 346.70 do not apply to accidents involving only snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (q), that were being operated off the highways, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (y), or vehicles propelled by human power or drawn by animals.
(2)
(a)
Sections 346.67, 346.68, and 346.69 apply to the operator of a vehicle that, whether by operator intention or lack of control, departs a highway or premises described in sub. (1) (a) immediately prior to an accident if the accident does not occur on real property owned or leased by the operator.
(b)
Sections 346.675 and 346.70 apply to an accident described in par. (a).
History:  1971 c. 277; 1985 a. 29; 1995 a. 127; 2009 a. 62; 2011 a. 208; 2015 a. 170.
The test for whether a premises is held out to the public is whether, on any given day, potentially any resident of the community with a driver's license and access to a motor vehicle could use the premises in an authorized manner. State v. Carter, 229 Wis. 2d 200, 598 N.W.2d 619 (Ct. App. 1999), 98-1688.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.665 - Definition.

346.665
Definition.
In ss. 346.67 to 346.72, notwithstanding s. 340.01 (42), “owner" means, with respect to a vehicle that is registered, or required to be registered, by a lessee of the vehicle under ch. 341, the lessee of the vehicle.
History:  1997 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.68 - Duty upon striking unattended vehicle.

346.68
Duty upon striking unattended vehicle.
The operator of any vehicle which collides with any vehicle which is unattended shall immediately stop and either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle of the name and address of the operator and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle or leave in a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck, a written notice giving the name and address of the operator and of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking and a statement of the circumstances thereof. Any such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
History:  1997 a. 258.
A driver's knowledge of a collision with an unattended vehicle need not be proved under this section. 68 Atty. Gen. 274.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.69 - Duty upon striking property on or adjacent to highway.

346.69
Duty upon striking property on or adjacent to highway.
The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures or other property legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of the operator's name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle the operator is driving and shall upon request and if available exhibit his or her operator's license and shall make report of such accident when and as required in s. 346.70.
History:  1991 a. 316.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.72 - Garages to keep record of repairs of accident damage.

346.72
Garages to keep record of repairs of accident damage.
The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident shall keep a record of the date such vehicle is brought in and the nature of the repair, the name and address of the owner, and the make, year and registration number of the vehicle. Such record shall be kept in the place of business during business hours and shall be open to inspection by any traffic officer. Shop records normally kept by garages and repair shops are adequate for the purpose of this section if they contain the information specified in this section.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.73 - Accident reports not to be used in trial.

346.73
Accident reports not to be used in trial.
Notwithstanding s. 346.70 (4) (f), accident reports required to be filed with or transmitted to the department or a county or municipal authority shall not be used as evidence in any judicial trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, except that such reports may be used as evidence in any administrative proceeding conducted by the department. The department shall furnish upon demand of any person who has or claims to have made such a report, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the department solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirement that such a report be made to the department.
History:  1971 c. 253; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 437.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.77 - Responsibility of parent or guardian for violation of bicycle and play vehicle regulations.

346.77
Responsibility of parent or guardian for violation of bicycle and play vehicle regulations.
No parent or guardian of any child shall authorize or knowingly permit such child to violate any of the provisions of ss. 346.78 to 346.804 and 347.489.
History:  1983 a. 243 s. 66; 2001 a. 90.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.78 - Play vehicles not to be used on roadway.

346.78
Play vehicles not to be used on roadway.
No person riding upon any play vehicle may attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway or go upon any roadway except while crossing a roadway at a crosswalk.
History:  1983 a. 243.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.79 - Special rules applicable to bicycles.

346.79
Special rules applicable to bicycles.
Whenever a bicycle is operated upon a highway, bicycle lane or bicycle way the following rules apply:
(1)
A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), no bicycle may be used to carry or transport more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed.
(b)
In addition to the operator, a bicycle otherwise designed to carry only the operator may be used to carry or transport a child seated in an auxiliary child's seat or trailer designed for attachment to a bicycle if the seat or trailer is securely attached to the bicycle according to the directions of the manufacturer of the seat or trailer.
(3)
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars.
(4)
No person riding a bicycle shall attach himself or herself or his or her bicycle to any vehicle upon a roadway.
(5)
No person may ride a moped or motor bicycle with the power unit in operation upon a bicycle way.
History:  1973 c. 182; 1977 c. 288; 1983 a. 243; 1985 a. 298; 1991 a. 316.
Sub. (2) is violated when two persons ride on a single bicycle designed for one person to which an additional seat, but no footrests or handgrips, has been added. 61 Atty. Gen. 360.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.803 - Riding bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device on bicycle way.

346.803
Riding bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device on bicycle way.
(1)
Every person operating a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a bicycle way shall:
(a)
Exercise due care and give an audible signal when passing a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device rider or a pedestrian proceeding in the same direction.
(b)
Obey each traffic signal or sign facing a roadway which runs parallel and adjacent to a bicycle way.
(2)
Every person operating a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a bicycle way open to 2-way traffic shall ride on the right side of the bicycle way.
(3)
Every operator of a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device entering a bicycle way shall yield the right-of-way to all bicycles and pedestrians in the bicycle way.
(4)
Except as provided in ss. 349.236 (1) (bm) and 349.237, a person may operate an electric personal assistive mobility device, or an electric scooter at a speed not to exceed 15 miles per hour, upon any bicycle path.
History:  1973 c. 182; 2001 a. 90; 2019 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.804 - Riding bicycle on sidewalk.

346.804
Riding bicycle on sidewalk.
When local authorities under s. 346.94 (1) permit bicycles on the sidewalk, every person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall exercise due care and give an audible signal when passing a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device rider or a pedestrian proceeding in the same direction.
History:  1973 c. 182; 2001 a. 90; 2019 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.805 - Riding electric scooter or electric personal assistive mobility device on sidewalk.

346.805
Riding electric scooter or electric personal assistive mobility device on sidewalk.
Except as provided in ss. 346.94 (18) (a) 2. and (18s), 349.236 (1) (b), and 349.237, a person may operate an electric scooter or an electric personal assistive mobility device upon any sidewalk. Every person operating an electric scooter or an electric personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian or bicyclist and shall exercise due care and give an audible signal when passing a bicycle or other electric scooter or electric personal assistive mobility device or a pedestrian proceeding in the same direction.
History:  2019 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.806 - Special rules applicable to electric bicycles.

346.806
Special rules applicable to electric bicycles.
(1)
Except as otherwise expressly provided, an electric bicycle and an operator of an electric bicycle shall be afforded all the same rights and privileges, and be subject to the same duties, provided in chs. 340 to 351 as a bicycle or an operator of a bicycle. An electric bicycle shall be considered a vehicle to the same extent as a bicycle.
(2)
A person operating an electric bicycle is not subject to the provisions under ch. 341, 342, 343, or 344 relating to financial responsibility, operator's licenses, registration, or certificates of title.
(3)
(a)
A person may ride, with the power unit in operation, an electric bicycle upon a bikeway, as defined under s. 84.60 (1) (a), under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources, subject to any restrictions specified in a rule promulgated by the department of natural resources under s. 349.18 (4) (b), or under the jurisdiction of a municipality or county, subject to any restrictions specified in an ordinance enacted under s. 349.18 (4) (a).
(b)
A person may ride, with the power unit in operation, an electric bicycle upon a bikeway, as defined under s. 84.60 (1) (a), under the jurisdiction of the department, subject to any restrictions specified in a rule promulgated by the department.
(4)
No person under the age of 16 years may operate a class 3 electric bicycle. A person under the age of 16 years may ride as a passenger on a class 3 electric bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers.
History: 2019 a. 34.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.807 - Operating personal delivery device on sidewalk.

346.807
Operating personal delivery device on sidewalk.
(1)
Except as provided in s. 346.94 (18m) (a) 2. and 349.236 (1) (b), a personal delivery device may be operated upon any sidewalk or crosswalk.
(2)
Every personal delivery device operator shall ensure that the operation of the personal delivery device upon a sidewalk or crosswalk satisfies all of the following:
(a)
The personal delivery device operator shall control or monitor the navigation and operation of the device.
(b)
The device may not go upon any roadway except while crossing a roadway at a crosswalk.
(c)
The device shall be operated with due care.
(d)
The device shall comply with each traffic signal and sign.
(e)
The speed of the device may not exceed 10 miles per hour.
(f)
The device shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian.
History:  2001 a. 90; 2017 a. 13.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 346 - Rules of the road. › 346.82 - Penalty for violating sections 346.77 to 346.807.

346.82
Penalty for violating sections 346.77 to 346.807.
(1)
Any person violating ss. 346.77, 346.79 (1) to (3), or 346.80 to 346.807 may be required to forfeit not more than $20.
(2)
Any person violating s. 346.78 or 346.79 (4) may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $20 for the first offense and not less than $25 nor more than $50 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
History:  1971 c. 278; 1973 c. 182; 1983 a. 243; 2001 a. 90; 2003 a. 321; 2017 a. 13.