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Guide to common transportation laws

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) offers a great deal of information devoted to helping achieve a greater understanding of some of the more commonly encountered situations related to transportation law. 

General

• WisDOT's law of the month
• Laws of the month archive

Bicycle and pedestrian

• Rules and pointers for pedestrians and drivers
• Rules for riding bicycles on the road

Doing business

• Land divisions and the state highway system
• Outdoor advertising
• Political and campaign signs
• Public improvement liens
• Road salt storage
• State right of way permits
• Tourist oriented directional signs

Drivers and safety

• Child safety seat laws
• Commercial driver license (CDL) (7 KB)
• Failure to yield right of way
• Graduated driver license (GDL) points and convictions
• Occupational license
• Operating while suspended (OWS) & operating after revocation (OAR)
• Points/driver records
• Red-light running
• Rules of the road
• Safety responsibility law
• Speeding
• Tailgating
• Weaving

Consumer protection/law enforcement

• Consumer laws
• Dealer complaints
• Drunk driving law changes
• Fraudulent licenses
• Graduated driver license (GDL) points and convictions
• Information for law enforcement officers and courts
• Parking tickets - Traffic Violation and Registration Program (TVRP)
• State Patrol enforcement page
• Uninsured motorists/safety responsibility law

Rail and Transit

• Railroad crossing improvements
• School bus laws

Vehicles

• Odometer tampering
• Problem used car
• Salvage title
• Vehicle sales
• Warranty problems
• Wisconsin's lemon law
• Wisconsin motor vehicle laws

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Questions about the content of this page:
WisDOT Library, library@dot.wi.gov
Last modified: May 2, 2012