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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.661 (2026)

Carrying package, bundle, or article on bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, or motorcycle.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.661 Carrying package, bundle, or article on bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, or motorcycle.

Sec. 661.

    A person operating a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, or motorcycle shall not carry any package, bundle, or article that prevents the driver from keeping both hands upon the handlebars of the vehicle.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 207, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 494, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2002

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2005 · leading case: Donald Bennett v. City of Eastpointe, 410 F.3d 810 (6th Cir. 2005).
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Donald Bennett v. City of Eastpointe, 410 F.3d 810 (6th Cir. 2005). “What the parties dispute, however, is whether there was reasonable suspicion for the stop and whether the subsequent investigatory methods used were reasonable under the circumstances.”
Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. v. Stark, 468 N.W.2d 498 (Mich. 1991). “2357, MCL 257.661; MSA 9.2361, MCL 257.705(l)(a); MSA 9.”
Fire Ins. Exch. v. Fox, 423 N.W.2d 325 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “2405(a)(2) (brake requirement when moped is operated upon a highway); MCL 257.661; MSA 9.2361 (requirement that person operating moped not carry packages while driving); MCL 257.”
Bennett v. Eastpointe (6th Cir. 2005). “Here, towing the third bike was a violation of Michigan State Law, see Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.661 , which prohibits a rider from carrying anything that prevents him from keeping both hands on the handlebars.”
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