Special speed limitation on motor-driven cycles — Penalty
Known as the Jeff Roth and Brian Brown Bicycle Protection Act
The act spans §§ 55-8-101 to 55-8-307 (115 sections).
Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 54; T.C.A., § 59-855; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(1) No person shall operate any motor-driven cycle at any time at a speed greater than thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) unless the motor-driven cycle is equipped with a head lamp or lamps that are adequate to reveal a person or vehicle at a distance of three hundred feet (300') ahead.
(2) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.