Your Vehicle Flashcards
What are the requirements for windshields, side, and rear windows?
Windshields must be safety glass and may not be covered or treated with any material that makes them reflective or non-transparent. They must be free of any stickers not required by law.
Side and rear windows may not be composed of, covered by, or treated with any material that has a mirrored appearance or reflects more than 25% of the light (for side windows) or more than 35% of the light (for rear windows).
What are bumper height requirements?
Are they the same for every vehicle?
Owners of pickup trucks and automobiles are required to have front and rear bumpers mounted at a certain height. Height limitations are based on the net shipping weight of a vehicle, not the modified or altered weight.
When a projected load extends more than 4 feet from the vehicle, what must you use to clearly mark it during the daytime? At night?
A load that extends beyond the size of a vehicle and more than 4 feet beyond its rear must be clearly marked.
During the day, red flags at least 18 inches square must mark the most extreme extremities of the load.
Requirements from sunset to sunrise and during rain, smoke, or fog include:
• Two red lamps on the back of the load, visible from at least 500 feet to the rear.
• Two red reflectors on the rear, visible from 100 to 600 feet when directly in front of low-beam headlights and located to show the load’s full width; and/or
• One red lamp on each side of the load, visible from at least 500 feet to show the maximum overhang of the load.
What must you do if hauling a load of material which could fall or blow onto the
roadway?
You must not drive or move any loaded vehicle on the highway if the load is not secure; the load must not be able to drop, shift, leak, or otherwise escape.
You must use a close-fitting cover when hauling loads that could fall or blow onto the roadway (sand, gravel, dirt).
Every truck carrying logs or pulpwood must use lock chains to securely fasten the load.
