Ordinance 3211 - Laserfiche WebLink

• or moved, any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is not at all times equipped in the manner required by the Washington motor Vehicle Act, or the equipment of which is not in proper condition and adjust- ment as required by that act. Any vehicle at any time found to be defective in equipment in such a manner that it may be considered unsafe shall be an unlawful vehicle ana may be prevented from further operation until such equip- :, '=anent defect is corrected, and any peace officer is empowered to im- pound such vehicle until the same has been placed in a condition satisfactory to vehicle inspection. The necessary cost of impounding any such unlawful vehicle and any cost for the storage and keeping thereof shall be paid by the owner thereof. The impounding of any such vehicle shall be in addition to any penalties for such unlawful operation. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to : prevent the operation of any such defective vehicle to a place for correction of equipment defect in the manner directed by any peace officer or representative of the state Commission on Equipment. Section 48: UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE DAMAGED VEHICLE. In the event that any vehicle shall become damaged in such a manner that arch vehicle shall have become unsafe for operation, it shall be unlawful ; for the owner or operator thereof to cause such vehicle to be operated ; unless such owner or operator shall have presented such vehicle to the =; Police Lepartment or the duly authorized inspection station for inspection of equipment within twenty-four hours after its return to service. Section 49: LOAD iLUST BE PREVENTED FROM MAKING 011 0 DROPPI.AG oN PUBLIC nIGTNAY. i+o vehicles shall be driven or moved on any public highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded has to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or other- wise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the ?? purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be ; sprinkled on a roadway in the cleaning or maintaining of such roadway �? by a public authority having jurisdiction. Any person operating a vehicle from which any glass or objects have fallen or escaped, which ; would constitute an obstruction or injure a vehicle or otherwise 'Fendanger travel upon such public highway shall immediately cause the public highway to be cleaned of all such glasaor objects. It shall unlawful for any person to throw or drop any glasscbject, debris ar any waste from any moving vehicle or upon the right of way of any public highway. Section 50: SCHOOL BUSSES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH STOP SIGNS. Al1 school busses shall be equipped with a "stop" signal upon a back- -round note less than fourteen by eighteen inches (14x18) displaying the word t stopU in letters of distinctly contrasting colors not less than eight (g) inches high. All school busses which are put into service after the effective date of this act shall also be equipped with red lamps of a type approved by the state commission on equip- ment, which shall display a flashing signal. Such signs and lamps shall display both to the front and rear of such school bus, and shall be displayed only when such school bus is receiving or discharging school passengers and shall be released only when such school passen- gers are received or discharged and have not further need of pro Ytection in crossing the public highway or otherwise. is -l8-