[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR396.7]

[Page 1231]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 396_INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 396.7  Unsafe operations forbidden.

    (a) General. A motor vehicle shall not be operated in such a 
condition as to likely cause an accident or a breakdown of the vehicle.
    (b) Exemption. Any motor vehicle discovered to be in an unsafe 
condition while being operated on the highway may be continued in 
operation only to the nearest place where repairs can safely be 
effected. Such operation shall be conducted only if it is less hazardous 
to the public than to permit the vehicle to remain on the highway.