Section 66-3-851 – Meaning of term “motor vehicle” as used in Sections 66-3-852 through 66-3-857 NMSA 1978; unattended vehicles.
A. For the purposes of Sections 66-3-852 through 66-3-857 NMSA 1978 “motor vehicle” means every bus, truck, truck tractor, road tractor and every driven vehicle in driveaway-towaway operations, required by Section 66-3-859 [66-3-849] NMSA 1978 to have emergency equipment thereon. B. No motor vehicle shall be left unattended until the parking brake has been securely […]
Section 66-3-852 – Stopped vehicles not to interfere with other traffic.
No motor vehicle shall be stopped, parked or left standing, whether attended or unattended, upon the traveled portion of any highway outside of a business or residence district, when it is practicable to stop, park or leave such vehicle off the traveled portion of the highway. In the event that conditions make it impracticable to […]
Section 66-3-853 – Emergency signals; disabled vehicle.
Whenever any motor vehicle is disabled upon the traveled portion of any highway or the shoulder thereof, when lighted lamps are required, except in cities, towns and villages where there is sufficient highway lighting to make it clearly discernible to persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred feet, the following […]
Section 66-3-854 – Emergency signals; stopped or parked vehicles.
Whenever for any cause other than disablement or necessary traffic stops, any motor vehicle is stopped upon the traveled portion of any highway, or shoulder thereof, during the time lights are required, except within cities, towns and villages where there is sufficient highway lighting to make clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at […]
Section 66-3-855 – Emergency signals; flame producing.
No driver shall attach or permit any person to attach a lighted fusee or other flame-producing emergency signal to any part of a motor vehicle. History: 1941 Comp., § 68-2555, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 139, § 158.4; 1953 Comp., § 64-20-55; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-3-855, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 161. […]
Section 66-3-856 – Emergency signals; dangerous cargoes.
No driver shall use or permit the use of any flame-producing emergency signal for protecting any motor vehicle transporting explosives, any cargo tank motor vehicle used for the transportation of any flammable liquid or flammable compressed gas, whether loaded or empty; or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a motor fuel. In lieu thereof, […]
Section 66-3-857 – Red flags; stopped vehicles.
During the time when lighted lamps are not required, whenever a motor vehicle is disabled, stopped or parked upon the traveled portion of any highway or shoulder thereof, except within the business or residence district of cities, towns and villages, the driver of such vehicle shall place red flags as follows: A. one at a […]
Section 66-3-845 – Mirrors.
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-845, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 151. ANNOTATIONS Not having rear view […]
Section 66-3-846 – Windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers; windows must be transparent; exception.
A. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon or in the front windshield, the windows to the immediate right and left of the driver or the rearmost window if the latter is used for driving visibility, except as provided in Section 66-3-846.1 NMSA 1978. The rearmost […]
Section 66-3-846.1 – Sun screening material on windshields and windows; requirements; violation; penalty.
A. A person shall not operate on any street or highway a motor vehicle that is registered or required to be registered in this state if that motor vehicle has a sun screening material on the windshield or any window that does not comply with the requirements of this section. B. Except as otherwise provided […]