Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 346.87 (2026)
Limitations on backing
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346.87346.87 Limitations on backing. The operator of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1962–1995 · leading case: Frayer Ex Rel. Edenhofer v. Lovell, 529 N.W.2d 236 (Wis. Ct. App. 1995).
Frayer Ex Rel. Edenhofer v. Lovell, 529 N.W.2d 236 (Wis. Ct. App. 1995). “" See also § 346.87, Stats. The "reasonable safety" standard of care necessarily embodies several elements of conduct, including yielding the right of way to traffic.”
Garcia v. Heritage Mut. Ins., 113 N.W.2d 843 (Wis. 1962). “It is true that sec. 346.87, Stats., provides: “The operator of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety.”
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