[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR396.7]



[Page 464]

 

                        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.