Texas Department of Public Safety v. Ryland

PEDEN, Justice.

Thomas James Ryland was convicted of operating a motorcycle upon a public street without wearing upon his head protective headgear which had been approved by the Department of Public Safety of Texas. The question on appeal is whether this was a conviction of a moving traffic law violation. We hold that it was.

Mr. Ryland had earlier been found to be an habitual violator of the traffic laws of the state, under Article 6687b, Sec. 22(b)4, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes, and his license ordered suspended for two months, but the suspension was probated for six months conditioned upon…