Section 31-23-53. – School bus public address sound system.
§ 31-23-53. School bus public address sound system. (a) Every school bus placed in service shall be equipped with a public address sound system which shall be audible from a distance of not less than fifty feet (50′) and shall have a minimum of one speaker mounted outside the bus and a minimum of one […]
Section 31-23-54. – School buses — Fire extinguishers.
§ 31-23-54. School buses — Fire extinguishers. Every school bus shall be equipped with at least one pressurized, dry chemical-type fire extinguisher, mounted in the manufacturer’s extinguisher bracket and located in the driver’s compartment in full view of and readily accessible to the driver. A pressure gauge shall be so mounted on the extinguisher so […]
Section 31-23-55. – Speedometer and odometer.
§ 31-23-55. Speedometer and odometer. Every school bus is required to be equipped with a speedometer and odometer in good working order at all times. The odometer may be installed separate and apart from the odometer normally included in the speedometer head. History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 448, § 2.
Section 31-23-56. – Stop arm required.
§ 31-23-56. Stop arm required. Every school bus shall be equipped with a stop arm, approved by the department of revenue, which shall be activated whenever school children are being loaded or unloaded. History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 19; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 19.
Section 31-23-42.1. – Special mirrors on school buses.
§ 31-23-42.1. Special mirrors on school buses. Every school bus as defined in § 31-1-3 shall be equipped with a system of mirrors that will give the seated driver a view of the roadway to each side of the bus, and the area immediately in front of the front bumper, in accordance with the following […]
Section 31-23-42.2. – Power equipment on school buses.
§ 31-23-42.2. Power equipment on school buses. (a) Every new school bus within the state shall be equipped with a dual braking system, including a power braking system, and power steering. (b) All school buses, model year 2010 and newer, shall have emergency brakes that are equipped with an interlock system so designed that the […]
Section 31-23-43. – Wheel safety chocks.
§ 31-23-43. Wheel safety chocks. (a) Every bus having a seat capacity of more than seven (7) passengers, every truck with a gross weight of more than seven thousand pounds (7,000 lbs.), and every tractor or trailer, or combination, operated upon the public highways shall be equipped with one pair of approved wheel safety chock […]
Section 31-23-44. – Approved type of wheel safety chocks — Enforcement of requirements.
§ 31-23-44. Approved type of wheel safety chocks — Enforcement of requirements. All wheel safety chock blocks described in § 31-23-43 must be a type approved by the division of motor vehicles, and the division of motor vehicles shall establish specifications and requirements for approved types of wheel safety chock blocks. The specifications and requirements […]
Section 31-23-37. – Transporting hazardous substances.
§ 31-23-37. Transporting hazardous substances. (a) For the purpose of this section, “explosives and other hazardous materials” is defined as those materials and substances described and classified as such by the hazardous materials regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (parts of the Code of Federal Regulations as prescribed under Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 831, […]
Section 31-23-38. – Television receivers prohibited.
§ 31-23-38. Television receivers prohibited. (a) No television viewer, screen, or other means of visually receiving a television broadcast shall be located in the field of view of the operator of the motor vehicle. Any person who drives or causes to be driven any motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this section shall […]