The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of AmericaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - Administrative law The Code of federal regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government. |
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Page 161 - March 2, 1903, any train is operated with power or train brakes, not less than 85 percent of the cars of such train shall have their brakes used and operated by the engineer of the locomotive drawing such train, and all power-brake cars in every such train which are associated together with the 85 percent shall have their brakes so used and operated.
Page 228 - Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn. (e) "Farm Tractor.
Page 228 - Administration, but does not include any vehicle, locomotive, or car operated exclusively on a rail or rails, or a trolley bus operated by electric power derived from a fixed overhead wire, furnishing local passenger transportation similar to street-railway service. § 390.2 Vehicle. The term "vehicle" means any conveyance of any type whatsoever operated upon the highways.
Page 324 - Driver or operator" means any person who drives any motor vehicle. (j) Highway. "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic.
Page 228 - motor vehicle" means any vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used upon the highways in the transportation of passengers or property, or any combination thereof determined by the Commission...
Page 230 - State having jurisdiction; or (9) the casual, occasional, or reciprocal transportation of passengers or property by motor vehicle in interstate or foreign commerce for compensation by any person not engaged in transportation by motor vehicle as a regular occupation or business...
Page 375 - Torso line" means the line connecting the "H" point and the shoulder reference point as defined in SAE Recommended Practice J787g, "Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Anchorage," September 1966. "Trailer" means a motor vehicle with or without motive power, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by another motor vehicle. "Trailer converter dolly" means a trailer chassis equipped with one or more axles, a lower half of a fifth wheel and a drawbar. "Truck...
Page 309 - All time from the time a driver begins to work or is required to be in readiness to work until the time he is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work. The term "On-duty...
Page 11 - If the Administrator adopts the rule, it is published in the FEDERAL REGISTER, unless all persons subject to it are named and are personally served with a copy of it.
Page 251 - ... composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations.