§ 1302. Rubber tires on trucks; number of trailers
§ 1302. Rubber tires on trucks; number of trailers (a) Motor trucks shall be equipped with rubber tires. (b) Not more than one trailer shall be attached to one motor truck. However, two vehicles may be towed in driveaway-towaway operations, including double saddlemount, if the operations conform with the safety regulations of the Federal Motor […]
§ 1303. Flares required
§ 1303. Flares required A person shall not operate a motor truck, except those registered at pleasure car rates and those registered with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,001 pounds, with or without a trailer or semi-trailer attached, or a motor bus, upon a highway outside the lighted area of a town […]
§ 1304. Use
§ 1304. Use If such vehicle is disabled so that it is necessary that it remain on the roadway or shoulder of the highway, the driver or other person in charge of such vehicle shall cause operating flares to be placed upon the roadway or shoulder of the highway, one approximately 100 feet in front […]
§ 1305. Mirror required
§ 1305. Mirror required All motor trucks and motor vehicles towing a trailer or semi-trailer shall be equipped with a mirror not less than five inches in diameter or with less than 25 square inches of reflective area so attached that the driver shall at all times have a reflected view of other vehicles approaching […]
§ 1306. Rear wheel flaps
§ 1306. Rear wheel flaps No person may operate or cause to be operated any bus, truck, trailer, or semi-trailer upon any highway in this State unless the bus, truck, trailer, or semi-trailer is equipped with suitable metal protectors or substantial flexible flaps behind the rearmost wheels to prevent, as far as practicable, the wheels […]
§ 1307. Brake equipment required
§ 1307. Brake equipment required (a) Every motor vehicle, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes to at least two wheels. If those two separate means of […]
§ 1284. Vehicle maintenance
§ 1284. Vehicle maintenance (a) School buses shall at all times be maintained in a safe operating condition. (b) A systematic preventive maintenance program shall be established and records kept, which at all times shall be available for inspection by any enforcement officer. (c) School bus drivers shall perform daily pre-trip inspections of their vehicles […]
§ 1281. Additional equipment
§ 1281. Additional equipment In addition to other equipment required by this title, any school bus as described in section 4 of this title shall be equipped as follows: (1) A door in the rear and a door on the right side for entrance or exit purposes. (2) At least one fire extinguisher of a […]
§ 1281a. Optional equipment
§ 1281a. Optional equipment In addition to equipment required under section 1283 of this title, any school bus as described in subdivision 4(34) of this title may be equipped with a stop arm sign with flashing red lights, of a type approved by the Commissioner, securely mounted below the left front window on the vehicle […]
§ 1282. Operator, equipment, and inspection
§ 1282. Operator, equipment, and inspection (a) Before an individual may assume the duty of transporting school pupils in either a Type I or Type II school bus, he or she shall as a minimum: (1) For Type I, have a valid State of Vermont commercial driver license with a passenger endorsement and a school […]