1997 Minnesota Statutes

     169.13 Reckless or careless driving. 

    Subdivision 1.    Reckless driving.  Any person who 
 drives any vehicle in such a manner as to indicate either a 
 willful or a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or 
 property is guilty of reckless driving and such reckless driving 
 is a misdemeanor.  

    Subd. 2.    Careless driving.  Any person who operates 
 or halts any vehicle upon any street or highway carelessly or 
 heedlessly in disregard of the rights of others, or in a manner 
 that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any 
 person, including the driver or passengers of the vehicle, is 
 guilty of a misdemeanor. 

    Subd. 3.    Application.  The provisions of this section 
 apply, but are not limited in application, to any person who 
 drives any vehicle in the manner prohibited by this section:  

    (1) upon the ice of any lake, stream, or river, including 
 but not limited to the ice of any boundary water; or 

    (2) in a parking lot ordinarily used by or available to the 
 public though not as a matter of right, and a driveway 
 connecting such a parking lot with a street or highway. 

    HIST: (2720-177) 1937 c 464 s 27; 1939 c 430 s 5; 1947 c 428 s 
 11; 1967 c 569 s 2; Ex1971 c 27 s 7; 1983 c 236 s 1; 1984 c 622 
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