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1. A person shall not drive a motor vehicle equipped with a windshield, sidewings, or side or rear windows which do not permit clear vision.
2. A person shall not operate on the highway a motor vehicle equipped with a front windshield, a side window to the immediate right or left of the driver or a side-wing forward of and to the left or right of the driver which is excessively dark or reflective so that it is difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to see into the motor vehicle through the windshield, window, or sidewing. Rules adopted by the Iowa Department of Transportation establishing a minimum measurable standard of transparency shall apply to violations of this subsection.
3. Every motor vehicle except a motorcycle, or a vehicle included in the provisions of Iowa Code Section 321.383 or Section 321.115 shall be equipped with a windshield in accordance with Iowa Code Section 321.444.
(Ord. #3815, 8/12/91) [Ref. Iowa Code §321.438]
(a) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery. Any pneumatic tire on a vehicle shall be considered unsafe if it has:
1. Any part of the ply or cord exposed;
2. Any bump, bulge or separation;
3. A tread design depth of less than one-sixteenth (1/16th) of an inch measured in any two or more adjacent tread grooves, exclusive of tire bars or, for those tires with tread wear indicators, worn to the level of the tread wear indicators in any two tread grooves;
4. A marking "not for highway use," "for racing purposes only," "unsafe for highway use;"
5. Tread or sidewall cracks, cuts or snags deep enough to expose the body cord;
6. Such other conditions as may be reasonably demonstrated to render it unsafe;
7. Been regrooved or recut below the original tread design depth, excepting special tires which have extra under tread rubber and are identified as such, or if a pneumatic tire was originally designed without grooves or tread.
(b) A vehicle, except an implement of husbandry, equipped with either solid rubber or pneumatic tires shall not be operated where the weight per inch of tire width is greater than five hundred seventy-five pounds per inch of tire width based on the tire width rating, except on a steering axle, in which case six hundred pounds per inch of tire width is permitted based on the tire width rating.
('91 Rev.; Ord. #4247 8/18/97; ’99 Rev.) [Ref. Iowa Code §321.440]
No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberances of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire except that it shall be permissible to use:
1. Farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway.
2. Tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
3. Pneumatic tires with inserted ice grips or tire studs projecting not more than one-sixteenth inch beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire upon any vehicle from November l of each year to April 1 of the following year, except that a school bus and fire department emergency apparatus may use such tires at any time.
[Ref. Iowa Code §321.442]
1. The provisions of this ordinance with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, bulk spreaders and other fertilizer and chemical equipment defined as special mobile equipment, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors except as herein made applicable.
2. When operated on a highway in this state at a speed of twenty-five miles per hour or less, every farm tractor, or tractor with towed equipment, self-propelled implement of husbandry, road construction or maintenance vehicle, road grader, horse-drawn vehicle, or any other vehicle principally designed for use off the highway and any such tractor, implement, vehicle or grader when manufactured for sale or sold at retail after the 31st of December, 1971, shall be identified with a reflective device of a type approved by the director; however, this provision shall not apply to such vehicles when traveling in any escorted parade. The reflective device shall be visible from the rear and mounted in a manner approved by the director. All vehicles specified in this section shall be equipped with such reflective device after the 31st of December, 1971. The director, when approving such device, shall be guided as far as practicable by the standards of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. No vehicle other than those specified in this section shall display a reflective device approved for the use herein described. On vehicles specified herein operating at speeds above twenty-five miles per hour, the reflective device shall be removed or hidden from view.
Any person who violates any provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five dollars.
1. Except for motorcycles or motorized bicycles, 1966 model year or newer motor vehicles subject to registration in Iowa shall be equipped with safety belts and safety harnesses which conform with federal motor vehicle safety.
2. a. The driver and front seat occupants of a type of motor vehicle that is subject to registration in Iowa, except a motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, shall each wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt and safety harness any time the vehicle is in forward motion on a street or highway in this city except that a child under eighteen years of age shall be secured as required under Section 492.
b. This subsection does not apply to:
(1) The driver or front seat occupants of a motor vehicle that is not required to be equipped with safety belts or safety harnesses.
(2) The driver and front seat occupants of a motor vehicle who are actively engaged in work that requires them to alight from and reenter the vehicle at frequent intervals, providing the vehicle does not exceed twenty-five miles per hour between stops.
(3) The driver of a motor vehicle while performing duties as a rural letter carrier for the United States postal service. This exemption applies only between the first delivery point after leaving the post office and the last delivery point before returning to the post office.
(4) Passengers on a bus.
(5) A person possessing a written certification from a health care provider licensed by the State of Iowa on a form provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation that the person is unable to wear a safety belt or safety harness due to physical or medical reasons. The certification shall specify the time period for which the exemption applies. The time period shall not exceed twelve months, at which time a new certification may be issued unless the certifying health care provider is from a United States military facility, in which case the certificate may specify a longer period of time or a permanent exemption.
(6) Front seat occupants of an authorized emergency vehicle while they are being transported in an emergency. However, this exemption does not apply to the driver of the authorized emergency vehicle.
3. The driver and front seat passengers may be each charged separately for improperly used or non-used equipment under subsection 2. However, the driver shall not be charged for a violation committed by a passenger who is fourteen years of age or older unless the passenger is unable to properly fasten a seat belt due to a temporary or permanent disability. The owner of the motor vehicle may be charged for equipment violations under subsection 1.
(Ord. #4247, 8/18/97; ’99 Rev.; Ord. #4674, 3/1/04; Ord. #4752, 1/10/05; Ord. #5006, 9/13/10) [Ref. Iowa Code §321.445]
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