Many DMV-regulated organizations and businesses can find program-related regulations on their general information pages. (k) lighting equipment and reflectors. Motor vehicles shall not be driven if any of the prescribed lights or reflectors is obscured by the tail lift and all lighting required by Subpart B of Part 393 of this Subchapter shall be illuminated in the dark or at any other time when the light is insufficient to make vehicles and persons visible on the road at a distance of 500 feet. (2) Doors, tarpaulins, tailgates and other equipment. A motor vehicle may be driven only if the tailgate, tail lift, sheets, doors, all equipment and rigging used for the operation of the vehicle and all means of securing the load are securely secured. Important: Blind pedestrians rely on the sound of your vehicle to detect the presence of your vehicle and the sound of the pedestrian traffic light to know when it is safe to cross the road. It is important that you stop your vehicle within 5 feet of the crosswalk. Drivers of hybrid or electric vehicles should be particularly aware that the absence of motor or electric motor noise may lead a blind pedestrian to assume that there is no vehicle nearby. Follow this notice: (q) grade crossings; Stop required; Panel at the rear of the vehicle.
Every motor vehicle approaching a crossing shall stop completely at a distance of not more than 50 feet and not less than 15 feet from the rail nearest to the crossing and shall not continue until appropriate precautions have been taken to ensure that the course is clear; However, it is not necessary to make a complete stop at: (5) Maximum number of passengers in motor vehicles. No motor vehicle shall be driven if the total number of passengers exceeds the number of seating positions permitted in the seats prescribed in section 398.5(f), if this section is in force. All passengers carried in this vehicle must remain seated during the journey. An indexed and searchable database containing and linking all applicable guidance documents published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration can be found on the FMCSA Guidance Portal. To view the latest eCFR version of the FMCSA regulations in 49 CFR Parts 300-399, click the link in the first column. To search and search for regulations on the eCFR website, use the link below. Never assume that other drivers will give you the right of way. Respect for the influence of others is not limited to situations such as pedestrians yielding the right of way at crosswalks or paying particular attention to the right-of-way of cyclists and motorcyclists. Give way if it avoids collisions. (d) Alcoholic beverages. No driver shall drive a motor vehicle or be compelled or authorized to drive, actively control or execute or remain in service of such a vehicle if he is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or alcohol, regardless of its alcohol content, nor shall he drink or drink alcohol in the performance of his duties.
NHTSA publishes Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) to implement congressional legislation. These regulations allow us to fulfill our mission of preventing and reducing road accidents. (i) the types of motor vehicles in which workers may be transported. Workers may be transported only in or on the following types of motor vehicles: a bus, a lorry without a trailer or a semi-trailer mounted on a tractor for semi-trailers, provided that no other trailer is coupled to the semi-trailer. Closed vans without windows or ventilation devices may not be used. (l) ignition of fuel; Prevention. No driver or employee of a motor transport undertaking may: (a) require compliance. Every motor carrier shall comply with the requirements of this Part, inform its servants, agents, agents and drivers and take the necessary measures to ensure that those persons comply with those requirements. All officers, agents, agents, drivers and employees of road transport undertakings directly involved in the management, maintenance, operation or operation of motor vehicles shall comply with and be familiar with the requirements of this Part.