§ 154-1251. General requirements.

(a)

Every vehicle operated in this parish shall comply with all equipment requirements of state law and involving vehicles traveling on state highways, and particularly requirements of Title 32, known as the Louisiana Highway Regulatory Act, relative to driver responsibility for maintaining on the vehicle adequate headlights, backup lights, stop lights, braking equipment, taillamps, reflectors, electric turn signals, horns, windshield wipers, mirrors, safety glass, tires, fuel tank caps, fenders, mud guards, and all other equipment required by state law at the time and in the manner provided for by such statutes, in addition to requirements now imposed by this chapter.

(b)

All trucks, tractors, or trailers used to haul oversized vehicles and overlength loads between dusk and dawn are to be equipped with portable lights and barricades. These lights are to be red or amber in color and are to be placed on the truck, tractor, or trailer, or on the overlength load, in a position which will enable it to be seen from any direction. They should also be equipped with portable barricades containing fixtures for the attachment of portable lights. These lights or barricades are to be used in case of a breakdown or in time of trouble.

(c)

Every school bus operated in the parish shall be equipped with an exterior convex mirror at least 7½ inches in diameter mounted on either the left or right front fender in such a manner that the seated driver may observe, through its use, areas to the immediate front and side of the bus when direct observation is not possible.

(d)

Should there be any conflict between the requirements of state law and the equipment standards set forth in this chapter, state law will govern.

(Code 1956, § 38-166)

State law reference

Equipment of vehicles, R.S. 32:301 et seq.