A. Laminated Window Glass Required For Windshield: Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with an approved laminated safety glass windshield. The windshield shall be in a position that affords continuous horizontal frontal protection to the driver and front seat occupants. The minimum vertical height of an unobstructed windshield shall be six inches (6"). (1984 Code § 23-68)
B. Cracked Or Broken Glass Prohibited: No glass or glazing material, at any location where it is used, may be cracked or broken so as to cut or injure any person in or around any vehicle. (1984 Code § 23-69)
C. Glass Impairing Operators Vision Prohibited: No glass or glazing material may be cracked, broken, shattered or distorted to the extent that it significantly impairs the vision of the motor vehicle operator. (1984 Code § 23-70)
D. Nontransparent Material On Windows Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle upon any street within the city with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material including, but not limited to, frost accumulation or dirt accumulation, wherein the visibility of the driver of the vehicle is obstructed, upon the front windshield, side wings, side or rear windows of such motor vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be displayed by law or temporary driving instructions placed thereon by the manufacturer unless the same shall not obstruct the driver's clear view of the roadway or any intersecting roadway. (1984 Code § 23-53)
E. Windshield Wipers 2 : The windshield on every motor vehicle, except farm tractors and motorcycles, shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be operated by the driver of the vehicle. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the roadways within the city unless such vehicle shall be equipped with such device in good working order capable of cleaning the windshield thereof and which device shall provide the driver a clear view of the roadway. (1984 Code § 23-66)
F. Rear Vision Mirrors 3 : Every motor vehicle operated within the city shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet (200') to the rear of such vehicle whether operated singly or towing another vehicle. (1984 Code § 23-67)
Notes
| 1 | 1. SDCL § 32-15-2. |
| 2 | 2. SDCL § 32-15-7. |
| 3 | 3. SDCL § 32-15-8. |