You’re riding down the open road on your Ducati and that feeling overcomes you. You want to open the throttle and pop a wheelie. There’s no reason for it, except maybe it makes you feel a little like Evel Knievel. And you’ll look cool, even if nobody’s around to see it. But what if there was? Could you get in trouble for popping that wheelie?

Even if the word “wheelie” never appears in your state’s riding and driving laws, you likely could get ticketed and fined if you’re caught performing this maneuver on the open road. That’s because in general, police officers are given a certain amount of discretion to cite people for dangerous behavior. (More on that in a moment.) http://techniel.com/can-popping-a-wheelie-land-you-in-jail/