Opinion ID: 1999761
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Heading: Toy vehicle.

Text: It is undisputed that the bicycle operated by Randall had a wheel diameter of 20 inches. Sec. 340.01 (5), Stats., defines bicycle as every device propelled by the feet acting upon pedals and having wheels any 2 of which are more than 20 inches in diameter,... (Emphasis added.) Our attention is directed to language of this court used in Bey v. Transport Indemnity Co. (1964), 23 Wis. 2d 182, 191, 127 N. W. 2d 251, wherein, after citing sec. 340.01 (5), Stats., [4] it is stated: ... Children riding toy bicycles (bicycles with a wheel diameter less than 20 inches) on the sidewalk, are persons within the protection of the statute. [5] As applicable to the facts in Bey v. Transport Indemnity Co., supra , the above-quoted language is not erroneous, but rather it is incomplete. As defined by secs. 340.01 (5) and 346.78, Stats., toy vehicles include bicycles with a wheel diameter of 20 inches or less. The trial court's instruction relating to the application of secs. 340.01 (5), and 346.78, Stats., were correct.