281.735 Overcrowding of passenger vehicles -- Maximum width.
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(1)The department shall, in its safety regulations, prescribe rules prohibiting
overcrowding in the various types of motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire.
(2)The owner or driver of any motor vehicle for the transportation of passengers shall
not permit any passengers to ride upon the steps or running-board of any such motor
vehicle, nor shall he permit any passenger to ride on the top of any such motor
vehicle unless the top has been designed and equipped with seats constructed for
such use and provided with protecting railing or protective enclosure on all four
sides of the top of the vehicle, and unless such use has been authorized by a
certificate issued by the department.
(3)No motor carrier shall operate a motor vehicle for the transportation of persons for
hire, except buses, with an extreme width exceeding ninety-six
(96)inches, except
upon such highways which are a part of the state-maintained system upon which
increased widths have been authorized by order of the commissioner of highways as
provided by law. The extreme width of a bus shall not exceed one hundred two
(102)inches.