39:3-79.1 - Devices to prevent throwing of dirt on windshields of followingĀ vehicles
39:3-79.1.Ā Devices to prevent throwing of dirt on windshields of followingĀ vehicles
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any bus, truck, full trailerĀ or semitrailer of registered gross weight exceeding three tons on any publicĀ highway unless the same is equipped with suitable metal protectors or substantial flexible flaps on the rearmost wheels, and, in case the rear wheelsĀ are not covered at the top by fender, body or other parts of the vehicle, theĀ rear wheels shall be covered at the top by protective means, of such standardĀ type or design and installed in such manner as shall be approved by theĀ Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and PublicĀ Safety and as shall conform substantially to any requirements of the InterstateĀ Commerce Commission governing similar subject matter, in order to prevent, asĀ far as practical, such wheels from throwing dirt, water or other materials onĀ the windshields of the following vehicles, except in cases in which the motorĀ vehicle is so designed and constructed that the above requirements areĀ accomplished by reason of fender or body construction or other means ofĀ enclosure; provided, however, this act shall not apply to pole trailers, dumpĀ trucks, tanks, or other vehicles where the construction thereof is such that complete freedom around the wheel area is necessary to secure the designed useĀ of the vehicle.
L.1952, c. 343, p. 1122, s. 1.
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No person shall operate or cause to be operated any bus, truck, full trailerĀ or semitrailer of registered gross weight exceeding three tons on any publicĀ highway unless the same is equipped with suitable metal protectors or substantial flexible flaps on the rearmost wheels, and, in case the rear wheelsĀ are not covered at the top by fender, body or other parts of the vehicle, theĀ rear wheels shall be covered at the top by protective means, of such standardĀ type or design and installed in such manner as shall be approved by theĀ Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and PublicĀ Safety and as shall conform substantially to any requirements of the InterstateĀ Commerce Commission governing similar subject matter, in order to prevent, asĀ far as practical, such wheels from throwing dirt, water or other materials onĀ the windshields of the following vehicles, except in cases in which the motorĀ vehicle is so designed and constructed that the above requirements areĀ accomplished by reason of fender or body construction or other means ofĀ enclosure; provided, however, this act shall not apply to pole trailers, dumpĀ trucks, tanks, or other vehicles where the construction thereof is such that complete freedom around the wheel area is necessary to secure the designed useĀ of the vehicle.
L.1952, c. 343, p. 1122, s. 1.
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