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(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle, or so as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle without having an unobstructed view to the rear of their vehicle by direct view or by mirror. Windshields in front of a driver shall be of a clear, transparent substance, free from cloudiness, moisture or vapor, and kept clear of snow, ice, rain, dirt or any dangling ornament or other suspended object, except as authorized by law, which in any way obstructs the vision of the driver of the vehicle.
(c) No person shall drive any vehicle upon a highway with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, side or rear windows of such motor vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law. Every windshield on a motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture and dirt from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle and from within the vehicle, and such windshield wiper shall be maintained in good working order.
(d) No motor vehicle licensed as such, and manufactured after January 1, 1956, shall be operated on the highways unless it is equipped with a windshield washer maintained in operable condition at all times and capable of cleaning the windshield in such a fashion as to leave the driver with a clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1710, passed 3-18-1963)
Statutory reference:
Similar State law, see MCLA 257.09
Sections 710d and 710e of the Michigan Vehicle Code covering the use of seat belts as adopted and promulgated by the State of Michigan and otherwise known as “The Seat Belt Law,” effective March 10, 2000, adopted and promulgated by the State of Michigan as Public Act 29 of 1999, and as from time to time amended by the State of Michigan, being MCLA §§ 257.710d and 257.710e or MSA § 9.2410, are hereby adopted by reference.
(Ord. 3455, passed 5-22-2000)
Statutory reference:
Michigan Vehicle Code, see MCLA §§ 257.710d and 257.710e
Not more than three (3) persons shall occupy the front or driver’s seat of a motor vehicle, unless it is specifically built and intended by the manufacturer to seat more than three persons; and no person, adult or minor, shall be seated in the lap of the driver, nor shall the driver be seated in the lap of any person when the motor vehicle is in motion.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1710, passed 3-18-1963)
Statutory reference:
Similar State law, see MCLA 257.677
(a) No City of Flint employee shall use a hand-held cellular telephone while operating a moving motor vehicle that is owned by the City or used in conducting any business for or on behalf of the City.
(b) No operator of a school bus, taxi, or other common carrier shall use a hand-held cellular telephone while operating a moving motor vehicle.
(c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of a cellular telephone to call for emergency medical assistance, to report a traffic accident or traffic hazard, to report a crime, or to make similar emergency calls.
(Ord. 3672, passed 12-21-2005)
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