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No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so; nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
(Prior Code, § 42-179)
Statutory reference:
Opening and closing vehicle doors, see 47 O.S. § 11-1105
(A) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(B) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver’s view ahead or to the sides or to interfere with his or her control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(Prior Code, § 42-180)
Statutory reference:
Obstruction of driver’s view, see 47 O.S. § 11-1104(a) and (b)
No operator of a motor vehicle shall allow and no person shall ride on any such vehicle outside the passenger compartment upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty, to persons so riding on private property or for parades or special events, nor shall this section apply to passengers riding on the bed of a pickup in space intended for merchandise.
(Prior Code, § 42-182)
Statutory reference:
Passengers riding outside passenger compartment, see 47 O.S. § 11-1114
It is unlawful for the directing officer or the operator of any railroad train to direct the operation of or to operate the same in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for purposes of travel for a period of time longer than five minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to trains or cars in motion other than those engaged in switching. This section shall not apply in case of engine failure or train accidents within the city limits.
(Prior Code, § 42-183)
The City Council may prescribe routes through the city for the use of trucks in general, trucks of particular kinds, and/or other vehicles which are not ordinary private passenger vehicles, passing through the city. Appropriate and adequate signs shall be placed along such routes so that drivers of such vehicles may follow the routes. When such signs are so erected and in place, the driver of a truck or other vehicle for which a route has been prescribed, as provided above, while passing through the city, shall keep on such route and shall not deviate therefrom except in case of emergency. Drivers of such vehicles shall follow such routes so far as practicable also when driving within the city and not merely through the city.
(Prior Code, § 42-185)
(A) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking, blowing, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substances may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway.
(B) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless the load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway. Any vehicle loaded with sand, cinders, or other loose material susceptible to blowing or escaping by reason of wind shall have the load covered or dampened so as to prevent the blowing or escaping of the load from the vehicle.
(C) This section shall apply to trucks loaded with livestock, poultry, or agricultural products only, except baled agricultural products, provided that any such truck shall be so constructed or loaded as to prevent such livestock or poultry from escaping therefrom.
(Prior Code, § 42-186)
Statutory reference:
Loads on vehicles, see 47 O.S. § 14-105
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