Does anyone know what the laws are regarding this? I just dropped the windshield on my JK for the first time today on my property, and it was a ton of fun. I was wondering if it was legal to drive it on the street with it folded in michigan.
I still have an external rear view mirror (drivers side), and of course eye protection.
I was planning on leaving it down for a while when the weather stays nice to drive to work and back (10 minutes and 35mph or below the whole way). But I havent been able to get a solid answer on the subject, even from local cops. Any links to the actual code would be great too (to keep a copy of the law in my glove box).
And in case anyone was wondering......this aint no CJ. It was a GIANT PITA to put this thing up/ down. Hence why when I put it down again, I want to leave it like that for a while.
I saw a guy driving down I75 one day in a ramcharger that looked like it had been rolled, all the windows were broken out including windshield and he was wearing a full faced motor cycle helmet. He drove past a Grand Blanc Cop and didn't get pulled over. Just thought I'd bring that up cause it was hilarious.
P.S. I used to stop a pimp in a Ford Granada all the time for driving with no windshield and wearing goggles. I wrote him 17 tickets in 3 years. After twice in court he just paid the fine and kept driving. It would have been cheaper to get a windshield. The "girls" probably just had to work a bit harder to pay all his fines.
Well I think it also applies as the fact that cars and trucks have to have functional windshield wipers as well. Believe me I've been down this road why I ride around like this... :teehee:
Street legal dune buggies are required to have a windshield and windshield wiper.
Even the historical vehicle Jeeps need their windshields up, since they were all equipped with windshields. The only time the historical vehicle thing works is if they weren't equipped in the first place, then they are exempt.
Meh the law says 'equipt' It doesn't say functional.
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