SB 5653 - DIGEST
(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/26/19)

Requires a motorcycle stopped or parked on a one-way or two-way highway to be stopped or parked parallel or at an angle to the curb or edge of the highway with at least one wheel or fender within twelve inches of the curb nearest to which the motorcycle is parked or as close as practicable to the edge of the shoulder nearest to which the motorcycle is parked.

Allows a county, city, or town to, by ordinance, prohibit the angle stopping or parking of a motorcycle however, posting of a visible sign to provide notice of the prohibition is required.

Allows more than one motorcycle to occupy a parking space, provided that the parked motorcycles occupying the parking space do not exceed the boundaries of that parking space.

Specifies that angle parking of motorcycles on a roadway, is not subject to approval by the department of transportation, if the parking is on a federal-aid or state highway.