I was just wondering if you could run a 8" tall strip of lexan across the windshield opening in a buggy, and call it street legal?

Anyone know the specific requirements of a windshield?

Thanks,

Where? I'm sure it's not the same in every state. ;)

In NV it's a clear field of vision. Nothing about a "windshield" :D i got away without one for months.

Originally posted by GloNDark
i got away without one for months.

so are you saying that you FINALLY got busted for not having one??

none at all in NM as long as you are wearing proper eye protection.

Depends on your state. In California, you need one. Here's a link that might help those in cali http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26700.htm

and more info:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=veh&group=26001-27000&file=26700-26712

Originally posted by Toyotafourwheeln


so are you saying that you FINALLY got busted for not having one??

Nope, I meant to say, finally got too friggin cold out to drive the cruiser with out the windshield on. :D:D:D

In NC you do not need one if you are wearing eye protection :)


Ken C

Originally posted by GloNDark


Nope, I meant to say, finally got too friggin cold out to drive the cruiser with out the windshield on. :D:D:D


:D :D :D :D

wa st said 6"

he is in CA,
I don't run one either on mine.
I do wear a motorcycle helmet (keeps the bugs out my face) and live right next to the police station and never been stoped for it

Originally posted by welndmn
he is in CA,
I don't run one either on mine.
I do wear a motorcycle helmet (keeps the bugs out my face) and live right next to the police station and never been stoped for it

BAHAHAHAHAHHA.......PICS :flipoff2:

texas is also clear field of view, but you do need a mini windsheild to put the stickers on.

Thanks Mark, I updated my location to include CA. I would also like to see pics of what your running on the street here in CA. I could handle goggles, and a shorty windshield.

It's probably a bad idea, but I would like to use EB license plates on the buggy, just for those sections of county roads you hit up in the mountains. The green sticker just seems too limited.

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Stickers? Don't confuse the newbs, man. Your gonna have newbies all over the country putting :rainbow: stickers on motorcycle helmets, and then they're really gonna suck start seized harleys when they get behind the wheel. You though it was bad to drive behind a newb before, you just wait until you get behind one who cannot see at all, and has an inflated ego because he has the entire 'It's a jeep thing' sticker on his helmet visor...

Originally posted by gunracer1
texas is also clear field of view, but you do need a mini windsheild to put the stickers on.

Only need a sqaure of plastic as big as the stickers stuck in lower left corner

Originally posted by Keith Strong
BAHAHAHAHAHHA.......PICS :flipoff2:

No kidding. Maybe we can get him to wear a football helmet and yell Daaaa Daaaa Daaaaa as he passes the cop shop. LOL :laughing: :laughing:

IN TEXAS
what about windshield wipers? i guess if you don't hvae a windshield you wouldn't need them but i know if they don't work you can't get it inspected.

This all seems simple but is really great because i would love to take off my windshield, but still want to be legal

Originally posted by ramsejc
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Stickers? Don't confuse the newbs, man. Your gonna have newbies all over the country putting :rainbow: stickers on motorcycle helmets, and then they're really gonna suck start seized harleys when they get behind the wheel. You though it was bad to drive behind a newb before, you just wait until you get behind one who cannot see at all, and has an inflated ego because he has the entire 'It's a jeep thing' sticker on his helmet visor...


Its for the inspection sticker:rolleyes:

what about windshield wipers? i guess if you don't hvae a windshield you wouldn't need them but i know if they don't work you can't get it inspected

In Or you must have one wiper butt there is no law for windshields

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OIC... My mistake. I've never heard of a sticker showing you've passed inspections. The only inspections that you need here in Lewis County WA is that the vehicle is deemed street legal by the WA ST patrol. But they dont give you a sticker, they just won't give you registration or license plates if you need them. And that is only if your vehicle has never been licensed in WA already. When I bought my 3A, it was licensed and inspected by the staties already, so AFAIK, I can pretty much do anything I want modification-wise and not go through another inspection unless I was to remove the VIN number or loose the registration or something. If I lived in King County or Pierce County, I would have to pass an emissions test every year, but since I live in rural Lewis County, I get away with emissions murder. :D

Originally posted by ramsejc
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OIC... My mistake. I've never heard of a sticker showing you've passed inspections. The only inspections that you need here in Lewis County WA is that the vehicle is deemed street legal by the WA ST patrol. But they dont give you a sticker, they just won't give you registration or license plates if you need them. And that is only if your vehicle has never been licensed in WA already. When I bought my 3A, it was licensed and inspected by the staties already, so AFAIK, I can pretty much do anything I want modification-wise and not go through another inspection unless I was to remove the VIN number or loose the registration or something. If I lived in King County or Pierce County, I would have to pass an emissions test every year, but since I live in rural Lewis County, I get away with emissions murder. :D


Only till Mr state patrol officer puts his foot up your ass for no Cat ....go read the WAC's and see what it will cost ya...

WA dosen't require state wide safety inspections many states do....

Colorado requires wipers but no windshield, as long as you have appropriate eye protection.
A buddy got busted on the no-wipers thing, the cop was gonna write him for no windshield and no fenders, but the buddy reminded him that there's no law on either.
So the cop wrote it for no wipers, and it stuck (he took it to court).
Shouldn'a told the cop that the windshield 'n' fenders weren't on the books, it's pretty easy to beat a ticket written for breaking a law that doesn't exist. :p

I have a windshield but I fold it down right now as it was hot. Is
that legal to drive around with as long as I wear glasses? in CA
btw.

By T1H5_TA3
Wa st say 6 inches...
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Not quite right

This is what Wash. St says

"RCW 46.37.410
Windshields required, exception -- Must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers.
(1) All motor vehicles operated on the public highways of this state shall be equipped with a front windshield manufactured of safety glazing materials for use in motor vehicles in accordance with RCW 46.37.430, except, however, on such vehicles not so equipped or where windshields are not in use, the operators of such vehicles shall wear glasses, goggles, or face shields pursuant to RCW 46.37.530(1)(b)."

Right out of the Motor Vehicle Laws....09

except, however, on such vehicles not so equipped or where windshields are not in use

That makes total sense!:laughing:

Same here in MI, no windshield but you gotta have wipers.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Loafer409
This is what Wash. St says

"RCW 46.37.410
Windshields required, exception -- Must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers.
(1) All motor vehicles operated on the public highways of this state shall be equipped with a front windshield manufactured of safety glazing materials for use in motor vehicles in accordance with RCW 46.37.430, except, however, on such vehicles not so equipped or where windshields are not in use, the operators of such vehicles shall wear glasses, goggles, or face shields pursuant to RCW 46.37.530(1)(b)."

Interesting... must have it, except if it doesn't have one. :confused:

No Lexan or similar in WA either, then, since it isn't "safety glazing material".

I was also under the impression that motorcycle helmets weren't allowed to be worn in passenger cars on the street, on the basis of that they restrict hearing and vision. Interesting counterargument from the non-helmet-desiring motorcycle crowd when they turn that one around and argue against having to wear one on the same basis that most states won't allow car drivers to wear them. Maybe I'm misunderstanding things there tho.

Is the buggy going to be a trailered still? If so you can make a full lexan windshield and mount it with dzuz sp? fasteners. When your on trails for non- greensticker vehicals you can keep it on and take it off whenever you want and throw it in the tow rig.

Originally posted by Scott@Rockstomper


Interesting... must have it, except if it doesn't have one. :confused:

No Lexan or similar in WA either, then, since it isn't "safety glazing material".

I was also under the impression that motorcycle helmets weren't allowed to be worn in passenger cars on the street, on the basis of that they restrict hearing and vision. Interesting counterargument from the non-helmet-desiring motorcycle crowd when they turn that one around and argue against having to wear one on the same basis that most states won't allow car drivers to wear them. Maybe I'm misunderstanding things there tho.

Scott I dont think he quoted everything.. But I didnt go look at the WAC's either... the reason I say this, is WA state is very restrictive and detailed in the WAC's but they have a considerable amount of loop holes for the antique vehicle crowd.. like fender laws... they are quite restrictive unless your rig is 40 plus in age or didnt come stock with fenders...

How an Attorney intreprets the Code:

Windshields required, exception --
(1) All motor vehicles operated on the public highways of this state shall be equipped with a front windshield <snip> except, however, on such vehicles <snip> where windshields are not in use, the operators of such vehicles shall wear glasses, goggles, or face shields pursuant to RCW 46.37.530(1)(b)."

Wear a face shield or goggles and you are technically legal, but you will have to go to court to challenge the LEO's intrepretation if they site you for failure to have a windshield.

A cut down windshield must be glazed safety glass or a DOT approved equivalent to be legal (approved Lexan stock used for motorcycle farings, etc.). It must also have a functional wiper, and no tint. A cut-down Porsche Spyder windscreen is legal (it is safety glass and has a wiper).

You are "more" legal with goggles, and no "windscreening" of any kind, than with a not-DOT windshield. This was the position of the SCCA when racing a modified "street legal" Spitfire with (or without) a windscreen.

Happy Trails!

the main difference between car and bike helmets lies mainly in the flame retardant material used in car helmets. Since if a bike burns you get off it :rolleyes:

The RCW quoted does not say a motor cycle helmet is legal, it simply says glasses, goggles or face sheild. Not talking about antique vehicle crowd...09


Edit:
Here's a link to Title 46 RCW, Motor Vehicle Laws ...09

http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?fuseaction=title&title=46

I'm in Camas wa.( a small town out side of vancouver), And I got pulled over for No headlights and the cops saw the fact that I had a helmet and goggles on, then discoverd that I was driving a truck around that had been rolled, All he said was " This thing is a muddin truck huh??"I replied well actually kinda but it double as a daily driver and all he did was laugh and say get some lights, then said " Man, Thats pretty sad, A helmet required for your dailey driver, hate to see your wheeler" and then he laughed.

We'll It's not over yet, Another officer pulled up behind him as i was leaving doing a 30 point U turn with a welded rear diff(ERT ERT ERT ERT you know), and they just were standing their laughing there ass's off at me...
I think it's who pulls you over, Not always by the law..

things they could have got me on:
bumper heights, mud flaps, no headlights, broken off wipers,un safe vehical, broken out tail light, being white trash, etc.