Does Minnesota require adults to wear helmets on motorcycles?

No Minnesota law requires motorcycle riders and passengers under the age of to wear protective headgear that complies with standards established by the commissioner of citizens safety According to the Minnesota Department of Community Safety motorcycle helmets must be approved by the state Department of Transportation Eye protection meanwhile is required for all people who are driving or riding a motorcycle regardless of age A law passed by the Legislature in has broadened the approaches motorcycles can address As of July motorcycles in Minnesota are now allowed to share lanes with cars filter through stopped traffic and pass vehicles when traffic is under mph The only areas where filtering and passing are prohibited under the new law are roundabouts school zones freeway on-ramps and work zones where only one lane is operational This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one MinnPost partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs bite-sized fact checks of trending states Read our methodology to learn how we check proposes Sources Minnesota Legislature SEC OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLE MOTOR SCOOTER MOTOR BIKEMinnesota Legislature Minnesota Session Laws st Special SessionMinnesota Department of General Safety Motorcycle rider lawsMinnesota Department of Citizens Safety Lane splitting filtering to begin in Minnesota The post Does Minnesota require adults to wear helmets on motorcycles appeared first on MinnPost