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It is illegal to blow grass clippings onto the roadway.
Not only is it dangerous for motorcycles and bicyclists, its also illegal. Minnesota Statute 169.42 states "No person shall throw, deposit, place, or dump, or cause to be thrown, deposited, placed, or dumped upon any street or highway or upon any public or privately owned land adjacent thereto without the owner's consent any snow, ice, glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, garbage, swill, papers, ashes, cigarette filters, debris from fireworks, refuse, carcass of any dead animal, offal, trash or rubbish or any other form of offensive matter, or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon any such street or highway."
While grass clippings aren't specifically listed, it would fall under the "or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon any such street or highway".
We've all heard grass clippings can cause a motorcycle or bicycle to lose control, potentially injuring riders. Another aspect many people don't think about is that those grass clippings end up in storm water sewers and eventually into rivers and lakes, causing water-quality issues like algae bloom.
Keep riders safe and our water systems clean by ensuring your grass clippings stay out of the roadway.
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