TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLES

Gulfport Code of Ordinances ch. 6, art. XI

in effect

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-281 Motorcycle crash helmets.

Sec. 6-281. - Motorcycle crash helmets. No person shall operate or ride upon any motorcycle or motor scooter upon the public roads or highways of this state unless such person is wearing on his head a crash helmet of the type and design inspected and approved by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. (Code 1963, § 25-191)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-282 Riding on two-wheeled motor vehicles.

Sec. 6-282. - Riding on two-wheeled motor vehicles. A person operating a motorcycle or motor scooter shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto. Such operator shall not carry any person nor shall any other person ride theron unless such vehicle is designed to carry more than one (1) person, in which event, a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to such vehicle in a position to the rear or side thereof. (Code 1963, § 25-192)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-283 Horns and warning devices.

Sec. 6-283. - Horns and warning devices. (a) Every vehicle described in section 6-281, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred (200) feet. The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, give audible warning with his horn but shall not otherwise use such horn upon a highway. No horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. (b) Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell, capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet and of a type approved by the department. No such siren shall be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which latter events the driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof. (c) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this section. (Code 1963, § 25-193)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-284 Mufflers.

Sec. 6-284. - Mufflers. Every vehicle described in section 6-281 shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway. (Code 1963, § 25-194)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-285 Minors prohibited to operate two-wheeled motor vehicles.

Sec. 6-285. - Minors prohibited to operate two-wheeled motor vehicles. No person shall cause, authorize or knowingly permit his minor child or ward to operate a motorcycle or motor scooter or any motor vehicle on the streets of, or any public property in, the city when such minor is not authorized to do so under the laws of the state, and no person shall authorize or knowingly permit any vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven upon any of the streets of or public property of, the city by any person who is not authorized to do so under the laws of the state. (Code 1963, § 25-195)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-286 Operation on streets generally; exceptions.

Sec. 6-286. - Operation on streets generally; exceptions. (a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicles shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This section shall not apply to motorcycles operated two (2) abreast in a single lane. (b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken. (c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between the lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles. (d) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane. (e) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties. (Code 1963, § 25-196)

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-287 Handlebars; height restricted.

Sec. 6-287. - Handlebars; height restricted. Handlebars on motorcycles and motor-driven cycles shall not exceed twelve (12) inches in height, measuring from the upper front fork plate, and under no conditions shall be highest point exceed fifteen (15) inches above the horizontal plane of the seat of said vehicle. (Code 1963, § 25-197)

Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6MOVETR_ARTXITEEMOVEFetched: 11/1/2026