The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
011
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MISCELLANEOUS RULES
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1118)
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§ 1118. Obstruction to driver’s view
(a) A person shall not operate or attempt to operate a motor vehicle when more than three
persons over two years of age, including the operator, are occupying the front seat
or seats or are in the front or driving compartment of the motor vehicle. However,
this provision does not apply to any motor vehicle the front seat of which was designed
by the manufacturer for occupancy by more than three persons, or to any vehicle that
has a front seating area that is at least 76 inches in width, as received from the
manufacturer. In no case shall a vehicle be operated with more than four persons
over two years of age occupying the front seat or seats or who are in the front or
driving compartment of the motor vehicle.
(b) In any event, a person may not operate a motor vehicle when it is so loaded as to
obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere
with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(c) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver’s
view ahead or to the sides or to interfere with his or her control over the driving
mechanism of the vehicle. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 1975, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)