City of Kenosha v. Dosemagen

On July 19, 1968, at about 3:05 p. m., the appellant, Gilbert James Dosemagen, was operating his motorcycle upon Wisconsin State Highway 32, also known as Sheridan Eoad, in the city of Kenosha. Dose-magen was not wearing a protective helmet nor was the headlight on the motorcycle lighted. A police officer of the Kenosha police department stopped the appellant Dosemagen and issued two traffic citations charging violations of sec. 347.485 (1), Stats, (protective headgear), and sec. 346.595 (5) (lighted headlight), which sections, among others, were adopted by a city ordinance of Kenosha.

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