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2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 6 - RULES OF THE ROAD › Section 49-672 - PASSENGER SAFETY FOR CHILDREN.

49-672. PASSENGER SAFETY FOR CHILDREN. (1) No noncommercial motor vehicle operator shall transport a child who is six (6) years of age or younger in a motor vehicle manufactured with seat belts after January 1, 1966, unless the child is properly secured in a child safety restraint that meets the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply:
(a) If all of the motor vehicle’s seat belts are in use, but in such an event any unrestrained child to which this section applies shall be placed in the rear seat of the motor vehicle, if it is so equipped; or
(b) When the child is removed from the car safety restraint and held by the attendant for the purpose of nursing the child or attending the child’s other immediate physiological needs.
(3) The failure to use a child safety restraint shall not be considered under any circumstances as evidence of contributory negligence, nor shall such failure be admissible as evidence in any civil action with regard to negligence.
History:
[49-672, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 189, p. 673; am. 1995, ch. 55, sec. 1, p. 128; am. 2005, ch. 209, sec. 1, p. 625.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 6 - RULES OF THE ROAD › Section 49-674 - HARVEST SEASON.

49-674. HARVEST SEASON. Harvest season for the purpose of vehicles transporting agricultural products shall be year-round.
History:
[49-674, added 2006, ch. 138, sec. 2, p. 395; am. 2015, ch. 208, sec. 6, p. 644.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 6 - RULES OF THE ROAD › Section 49-675 - LEGISLATIVE INTENT.

49-675. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The Idaho transportation department and the Idaho state police are authorized to enter into one (1) or more joint exercise of powers agreements pursuant to sections 67-2328 through 67-2333, Idaho Code, as deemed necessary to implement the provisions of this act. The purpose of this legislation is to provide a practical inspection method to ensure regulation with a minimum amount of disruption.
History:
[49-675, added 2020, ch. 327, sec. 1, p. 943.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-701 - PEDESTRIAN OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.

49-701. PEDESTRIAN OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. (1) A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any traffic-control devices specifically applicable to him, unless otherwise directed by a peace officer.
(2) Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic and pedestrian-control signals as provided in sections 49-802 and 49-803, Idaho Code.
(3) At all other places, pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this title.
History:
[49-701, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 192, p. 675.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-702 - PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALKS.

49-702. PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALKS. (1) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping, if need be, to yield to a pedestrian crossing the highway within a crosswalk.
(2) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply under the conditions stated in section 49-704(2), Idaho Code.
(4) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the highway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.
(5) Except where otherwise indicated by a crosswalk or other traffic-control devices a pedestrian shall cross the highway at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb.
History:
[49-702, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 193, p. 675.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-703 - PEDESTRIANS TO USE RIGHT HALF OF CROSSWALKS.

49-703. PEDESTRIANS TO USE RIGHT HALF OF CROSSWALKS. Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks.
History:
[49-703, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 194, p. 676.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-704 - CROSSING AT OTHER THAN CROSSWALKS.

49-704. CROSSING AT OTHER THAN CROSSWALKS. (1) Every pedestrian crossing a highway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the highway.
(2) Any pedestrian crossing a highway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the highway.
(3) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
(4) No pedestrian shall cross a highway intersection diagonally unless authorized by traffic-control devices. When authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the traffic-control devices pertaining to crossing movements.
History:
[49-704, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 195, p. 676.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-705 - PEDESTRIANS YIELD TO AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

49-705. PEDESTRIANS YIELD TO AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. (1) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of an audible or visual signal meeting the requirements of section 49-623, Idaho Code, or of a police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible signal only, every pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to the authorized emergency or police vehicle.
(2) This section shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency or police vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway nor from the duty to exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian.
History:
[49-705, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 196, p. 676.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-706 - PEDESTRIAN WITH A DISABILITY HAS RIGHT-OF-WAY.

49-706. PEDESTRIAN WITH A DISABILITY HAS RIGHT-OF-WAY. The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any individual with a disability carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by a service dog.
History:
[49-706, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 197, p. 676; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 7, p. 647.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-707 - PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHT-OF-WAY ON SIDEWALKS.

49-707. PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHT-OF-WAY ON SIDEWALKS. The driver of a vehicle crossing a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and all other traffic on the sidewalk.
History:
[49-707, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 198, p. 676.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-708 - PEDESTRIANS ON HIGHWAYS.

49-708. PEDESTRIANS ON HIGHWAYS. (1) Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(2) Where a sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk only on a shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.
(3) Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and, if on a two-way highway, shall walk only on the left side of the highway.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this title, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
History:
[49-708, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 199, p. 677.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-709 - PEDESTRIANS SOLICITING RIDES OR BUSINESS.

49-709. PEDESTRIANS SOLICITING RIDES OR BUSINESS. (1) No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.
(2) No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle, provided however, that a person may stand on a highway other than a state or federal highway to solicit contributions if authorized to do so in writing by the local authority having jurisdiction over the highway, and provided further, that any such authorization shall not be valid for more than one (1) year from the date of issuance.
(3) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a highway.
History:
[49-709, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 200, p. 677; am. 2001, ch. 392, sec. 1, p. 1371.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-710 - BRIDGE AND RAILROAD SIGNALS.

49-710. BRIDGE AND RAILROAD SIGNALS. (1) No pedestrian shall enter or remain upon any bridge or approach thereto beyond the bridge signal, gate, or barrier after a bridge operation signal indication has been given.
(2) No pedestrian shall pass through, around, over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing or bridge while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
History:
[49-710, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 201, p. 677.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-713 - APPLICATION.

49-713. APPLICATION. (1) The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit the child or ward to violate any of the provisions of the remainder of this chapter.
(2) Statutes applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles subject to exceptions stated herein.
History:
[49-713, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 202, p. 677.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-714 - TRAFFIC LAWS APPLY TO PERSONS ON BICYCLES AND OTHER HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLES — DUE CARE.

49-714. TRAFFIC LAWS APPLY TO PERSONS ON BICYCLES AND OTHER HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLES — DUE CARE. (1) Every person operating a vehicle propelled by human power or riding a bicycle shall have all of the rights and all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the provisions of chapters 6 and 8 of this title, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
(2) Every operator or rider of a bicycle or human-powered vehicle shall exercise due care.
History:
[49-714, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 203, p. 678; am. 2005, ch. 202, sec. 1, p. 612.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-715 - RIDING ON BICYCLES.

49-715. RIDING ON BICYCLES. (1) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride an attached permanent and regular seat.
(2) No bicycle or human-propelled vehicle shall be used to carry more persons at one (1) time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(3) An adult rider may carry a child securely attached to his person in a backpack or sling or in a child carrier attached to the bicycle.
History:
[49-715, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 204, p. 678.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-716 - CLINGING TO OR FOLLOWING VEHICLES.

49-716. CLINGING TO OR FOLLOWING VEHICLES. (1) No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, skateboard, sled or toy vehicle shall attach it or himself to any vehicle upon a highway.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the attachment of a bicycle trailer or bicycle semitrailer to a bicycle if that trailer or semitrailer has been designed for that attachment.
(3) No person riding upon any bicycle or human-powered vehicle shall follow a vehicle so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard to the rider.
History:
[49-716, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 205, p. 678.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-717 - POSITION ON HIGHWAY.

49-717. POSITION ON HIGHWAY. (1) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following situations:
(a) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
(b) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
(c) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.
(2) Any person operating a bicycle upon a one-way roadway with two (2) or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway as practicable.
History:
[49-717, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 206, p. 678.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-718 - RIDING TWO ABREAST.

49-718. RIDING TWO ABREAST. Persons riding bicycles upon a highway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of highways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Persons riding two (2) abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
History:
[49-718, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 207, p. 679.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-719 - CARRYING ARTICLES.

49-719. CARRYING ARTICLES. No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from using at least one (1) hand in the control and operation of the bicycle.
History:
[49-719, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 208, p. 679.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-720 - STOPPING — TURN AND STOP SIGNALS.

49-720. STOPPING — TURN AND STOP SIGNALS. (1) A person operating a bicycle, human-powered vehicle, or an electric-assisted bicycle approaching a stop sign shall slow down and, if required for safety, stop before entering the intersection. After slowing to a reasonable speed or stopping, the person shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the person is moving across or within the intersection or junction of highways, except that a person, after slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way, if required, may cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping.
(2) A person operating a bicycle or human-powered vehicle approaching a steady red traffic control light shall stop before entering the intersection and shall yield to all other traffic. Once the person has yielded, he may proceed through the steady red light with caution. Provided however, that a person, after slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way, if required, may cautiously make a right-hand turn. A left-hand turn onto a one-way highway may be made on a red light after stopping and yielding to other traffic.
(3) A person riding a bicycle shall comply with the provisions of section 49-644, Idaho Code.
(4) A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the bicycle before turning, provided that a signal by hand and arm need not be given if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle.
History:
[49-720, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 209, p. 679; am. 2005, ch. 205, sec. 1, p. 615; am. 2019, ch. 84, sec. 6, p. 209.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-721 - BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS.

49-721. BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS. (1) A person operating a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a highway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian or another bicyclist.
(2) A person shall not operate a bicycle along and upon a sidewalk or across a highway upon and along a crosswalk, where the use of bicycles is prohibited by official traffic control devices.
(3) A person operating a vehicle by human power, or operating a motorized wheelchair or an electric personal assistive mobility device upon and along a sidewalk, or across a highway upon and along a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.
History:
[49-721, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 210, p. 680; am. 2002, ch. 160, sec. 5, p. 473.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-722 - BICYCLE RACING.

49-722. BICYCLE RACING. (1) Bicycle racing on the highways is prohibited except as authorized in this section.
(2) Bicycle racing on a highway shall not be unlawful when a racing event has been approved by the department or local law enforcement authorities on any highway under their respective jurisdictions. Approval of bicycle highway racing events shall be granted only under conditions which assure reasonable safety for all race participants, spectators and other highway users, and which prevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow which would seriously inconvenience other highway users.
(3) By agreement with the approving authority, participants in an approved bicycle highway racing event may be exempt from compliance with any traffic laws otherwise applicable, provided that traffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users.
History:
[49-722, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 211, p. 680.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-723 - LIGHT AND REFLECTOR REQUIRED AT NIGHT.

49-723. LIGHT AND REFLECTOR REQUIRED AT NIGHT. Every bicycle in use at the times described in section 49-903, Idaho Code, shall be operated with a light emitting device visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front, attached to the bicycle or the rider, and with a reflector clearly visible from the rear of the bicycle.
History:
[49-723, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 212, p. 681.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-724 - ADDITIONAL LIGHTS AUTHORIZED.

49-724. ADDITIONAL LIGHTS AUTHORIZED. A bicycle or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors in addition to those required in section 49-723, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-724, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 213, p. 681.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-725 - RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLES.

49-725. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLES. Except as otherwise provided in this title, an electric-assisted bicycle shall be subject to all the safety requirements of a bicycle. A rider of an electric-assisted bicycle shall be afforded all the rights and privileges and be subject to all of the duties and safety requirements as the rider of a bicycle. Subject to the provisions in this chapter, electric-assisted bicycles may be ridden where bicycles are permitted to travel, unless excluded by local ordinance or by signage posted by the public agency with jurisdiction after notice by inclusion on a governing board agenda.
History:
[49-725, added 2019, ch. 84, sec. 7, p. 209.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-726 - INSURANCE, LICENSING, AND REGISTRATION.

49-726. INSURANCE, LICENSING, AND REGISTRATION. Electric-assisted bicycles are not subject to the provisions of section 49-301, Idaho Code, relating to driver’s licenses. An electric-assisted bicycle and any person operating an electric-assisted bicycle are not subject to the provisions of this title relating to financial responsibility, driver’s licenses, titles, registration, and license plate requirements. An electric-assisted bicycle shall be considered a motor vehicle to the extent required by 23 U.S.C. 154.
History:
[49-726, added 2019, ch. 84, sec. 8, p. 210.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-727 - LABELING.

49-727. LABELING. On and after September 1, 2019, manufacturers or distributors of electric bicycles shall apply a label that is permanently affixed, in a prominent location, to each electric bicycle. The label shall contain the classification number, top assisted speed, and motor wattage of the electric bicycle, and shall be printed in arial font in at least 9-point type.
History:
[49-727, added 2019, ch. 84, sec. 9, p. 210.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-728 - PATH USE BY ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLES.

49-728. PATH USE BY ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLES. Electric-assisted bicycles may be used in places where bicycles are permitted to travel including but not limited to multiuse paths, unless excluded by local ordinance or by signage posted by the public agency with jurisdiction after notice by inclusion on a governing board agenda.
History:
[49-728, added 2019, ch. 84, sec. 10, p. 210.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 7 - PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES › Section 49-729 - VIOLATION.

49-729. VIOLATION. A violation of applicable provisions in this chapter or in chapter 6, title 49, Idaho Code, by a rider of an electric-assisted bicycle shall be an infraction.
History:
[49-729, added 2019, ch. 84, sec. 11, p. 210.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-801 - OBEDIENCE TO AND REQUIRED TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.

49-801. OBEDIENCE TO AND REQUIRED TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES. (1) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any traffic-control device placed or held in accordance with the provisions of this title, unless otherwise directed by a peace officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle by this title.
(2) No provisions of this title for which traffic-control devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation a device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that traffic-control devices are required, the section shall be effective even though no devices are erected and in place.
(3) Whenever traffic-control devices are placed or held in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this title, the devices shall be presumed to have been placed or held by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.
(4) Any traffic-control device placed or held pursuant to the provisions of this title and purporting to conform to the lawful requirement pertaining to those devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this title, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.
History:
[49-801, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 215, p. 681.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-803 - PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNALS.

49-803. PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNALS. Whenever a pedestrian-control signal showing the words "Walk" or "Wait" or "Don’t Walk" is in place, the signal shall indicate the following:
(1) Flashing or Steady "Walk". A pedestrian facing the signal may proceed across the highway in the direction of the signal, but shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time the signal is first shown.
(2) Flashing or Steady "Don’t Walk" or "Wait". No pedestrian shall start to cross the highway in the direction of the signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed crossing shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the "Don’t Walk" or "Wait" signal is showing.
History:
[49-803, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 217, p. 683.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-804 - FLASHING SIGNALS.

49-804. FLASHING SIGNALS. (1) Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow light is used in a traffic signal or with a traffic sign, it shall require obedience by drivers as follows:
(a) Flashing red (stop signal).– When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, a driver shall stop at a clearly marked limit line, but if none before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none then at the point nearest the intersecting highway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting highway before entering it, and the driver may proceed subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
(b) Flashing yellow (caution signal).– When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, a driver may proceed through the intersection or past the signal only with caution.
(2) This section shall not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles approaching railroad grade crossings shall be governed by the requirements set forth in section 49-648, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-804, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 218, p. 684.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-805 - DISPLAY OF UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS, SIGNALS OR MARKINGS.

49-805. DISPLAY OF UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS, SIGNALS OR MARKINGS. (1) No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be, or is an imitation of, or resembles a traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal.
(2) No person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic-control device bearing on it any commercial advertising, except for business signs included as a part of official roadside area information panels approved by the department.
(3) This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for traffic control signs.
(4) Every prohibited sign, signal or marking is declared to be a public nuisance and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to remove the public nuisance or cause it to be removed without notice.
History:
[49-805, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 219, p. 684.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-806 - LANE USE CONTROL SIGNALS.

49-806. LANE USE CONTROL SIGNALS. When lane use control signals are placed over individual lanes, the signals shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles as follows:
(1) Green indication. A driver may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown.
(2) Steady yellow indication. A driver is being warned that a lane control change is in process.
(3) Steady red indication. A driver shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown.
(4) Flashing yellow indication. A driver may use the lane only for the purpose of making a left turn to or from the highway.
History:
[49-806, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 220, p. 685.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-807 - STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS.

49-807. STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS. (1) Preferential right-of-way may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in section 49-212, Idaho Code.
(2) Except when directed to proceed by a peace officer or traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop:
(a) at a clearly marked stop line, or
(b) before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or
(c) at the point nearest the intersecting highway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting highway before entering it.
After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of highways.
(3) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall, in obedience to such sign, slow down to a speed reasonable for existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, or before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or at the point nearest the intersecting highway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting highway before entering it. After slowing or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of highways. Provided, however, that if a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection or junction of highways, after driving past a yield sign without stopping, the collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his failure to yield right-of-way.
History:
[49-807, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 221, p. 685.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-808 - TURNING MOVEMENTS AND REQUIRED SIGNALS.

49-808. TURNING MOVEMENTS AND REQUIRED SIGNALS. (1) No person shall turn a vehicle onto a highway or move a vehicle right or left upon a highway or merge onto or exit from a highway unless and until the movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate signal.
(2) A signal of intention to turn or move right or left when required shall be given continuously to warn other traffic. On controlled-access highways and before turning from a parked position, the signal shall be given continuously for not less than five (5) seconds and, in all other instances, for not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.
(3) No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such a signal.
(4) The signals required on vehicles by section 49-809, Idaho Code, shall not be flashed on one (1) side only on a disabled vehicle, flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear, nor be flashed on one (1) side only of a parked vehicle except as may be necessary for compliance with this section.
History:
[49-808, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 222, p. 686; am. 2005, ch. 98, sec. 1, p. 318.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-809 - SIGNALS BY HAND AND ARM OR SIGNAL LAMPS.

49-809. SIGNALS BY HAND AND ARM OR SIGNAL LAMPS. (1) Any stop or turn signal when required shall be given either by means of hand and arm, or by signal lamps, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and the required signal shall be given by, signal lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab or load of the vehicle exceeds twenty-four (24) inches, or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds fourteen (14) feet. The latter measurements shall apply not only to any single vehicle, but also to any combination of vehicles.
History:
[49-809, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 223, p. 686.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-810 - METHOD OF GIVING HAND AND ARM SIGNALS.

49-810. METHOD OF GIVING HAND AND ARM SIGNALS. All signals required to be given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner, and the signals shall indicate the following:
(1) Left turn. – Hand and arm extended horizontally.
(2) Right turn. – Hand and arm extended upward. A person operating a bicycle may give a right turn signal by extending the right hand and arm horizontally and to the right side of the bicycle.
(3) Stop or decrease speed. Hand and arm extended downward.
History:
[49-810, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 224, p. 686.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 8 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS › Section 49-811 - USE OF OPTICAL STROBE LIGHT DEVICES.

49-811. USE OF OPTICAL STROBE LIGHT DEVICES. (1) As used in this section "optical strobe light device" shall mean a strobe light device which emits an optical signal at a specific frequency to a traffic control signal enabling police or emergency vehicles to obtain the right-of-way at intersections or enabling transportation department, city, county or highway district maintenance vehicles to perform maintenance tests on traffic control signals.
(2) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if the person uses an optical strobe light device on the highways of this state unless the person is operating or riding in an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in section 49-123, Idaho Code, or is operating or riding in a transportation department, city, county or highway district maintenance vehicle and the person is on official emergency duty while operating or riding in the vehicle.
(3) A person found guilty of violating subsection (2) of this section shall be sentenced by imprisonment of not greater than six (6) months, by a fine not in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
History:
[49-811, added 2004, ch. 170, sec. 1, p. 549; am. 2014, ch. 38, sec. 17, p. 86.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-902 - SCOPE AND EFFECT.

49-902. SCOPE AND EFFECT. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in an unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with the lamps and other requirements in proper condition and adjustment, as required by the provisions of this chapter, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Nothing contained in the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) The provisions of this chapter, with respect to equipment on vehicles, shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, farm tractors or slow moving vehicles except as otherwise specifically made applicable.
History:
[49-902, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 227, p. 688.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-903 - WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS ARE REQUIRED.

49-903. WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS ARE REQUIRED. Every vehicle upon a highway at any time from sunset to sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred (500) feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as here respectively required for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as stated herein.
History:
[49-903, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 228, p. 689; am. 1990, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 363.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-904 - VISIBILITY DISTANCE AND MOUNTED HEIGHT OF LAMPS.

49-904. VISIBILITY DISTANCE AND MOUNTED HEIGHT OF LAMPS. (1) Whenever a requirement is stated as to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible, or within which lamps or devices shall be visible, those provisions shall apply during the times stated in section 49-903, Idaho Code, in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
(2) Whenever a requirement is stated as to the mounted height of lamps or devices, it shall mean from the center of the lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when the vehicle is without a load.
History:
[49-904, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 229, p. 689.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-905 - HEAD LAMPS ON MOTOR VEHICLES.

49-905. HEAD LAMPS ON MOTOR VEHICLES. (1) Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least two (2) head lamps with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the motor vehicle. The head lamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this chapter.
(2) Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than two (2) head lamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this chapter.
(3) Every head lamp upon every motor vehicle, including every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle, shall be located at a height measured from the center of the head lamp of not more than fifty-four (54) inches nor less than twenty-four (24) inches to be measured as set forth in section 49-904(2), Idaho Code.
(4) No person shall operate any motor vehicle on the highways with head lamps which are composed of, covered by, or treated with any material, substance, system, or component which, when such head lamps are not in operation, is highly reflective or otherwise opaque and nontransparent.
(5) No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale any motor vehicles with head lamps that are in violation of the provisions of this section.
(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to make illegal the operation or sale of any motor vehicle, the head lamps of which are composed of, covered by, or treated with any material, substance, system, or component with which the motor vehicle was sold when new or could have been equipped for sale when new as standard or optional equipment under any United States government statute or regulation governing the sale at the time of manufacture.
(7) Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an infraction.
History:
[49-905, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 230, p. 689; am. 1992, ch. 88, sec. 1, p. 275.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-906 - TAIL LAMPS.

49-906. TAIL LAMPS. (1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least one (1) tail lamp mounted on the rear, which when lighted as required, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear. In the case of a train of vehicles only the tail lamp on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. Every mentioned vehicle, other than a truck tractor, registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after December 31, 1955, shall be equipped with at least two (2) tail lamps mounted on the rear, which when lighted as required, shall comply with the provisions of this section.
(2) Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than seventy-two (72) inches nor less than twenty (20) inches.
(3) Any tail lamp shall be wired so to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.
(4) Nothing herein shall prohibit the display on any vehicle thirty (30) years or older of tail lamps containing a blue or purple insert lens not to exceed one (1) inch in diameter, provided the tail lamp or lamps otherwise comply with the requirements of this section.
History:
[49-906, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 231, p. 690; am. 1993, ch. 95, sec. 1, p. 244.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-907 - MOTOR VEHICLES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH REFLECTORS.

49-907. MOTOR VEHICLES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH REFLECTORS. (1) Every motor vehicle sold and operated upon a highway, other than a truck tractor, shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two (2) red reflectors. Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall carry at least one (1) reflector meeting the requirements of this section. Vehicles of the type mentioned in section 49-909, Idaho Code, shall be equipped with reflectors as required in the applicable subsections.
(2) Except as otherwise provided, every reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height of not less than twenty (20) inches nor more than sixty (60) inches measured as set forth in section 49-904(2), Idaho Code, and shall be of a size and characteristic and mounted so to be visible at night from all distances within three hundred fifty (350) feet to one hundred (100) feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.
History:
[49-907, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 232, p. 690.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-908 - STOP LAMPS AND TURN SIGNALS REQUIRED ON MOTOR VEHICLES.

49-908. STOP LAMPS AND TURN SIGNALS REQUIRED ON MOTOR VEHICLES. (1) After December 31, 1986, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, in this state or for any person to drive a vehicle on the highways unless it is equipped with at least one (1) stop lamp meeting the requirements of section 49-919, Idaho Code.
(2) No person shall sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after December 31, 1954, unless it is equipped with mechanical or electrical turn signals meeting the requirements of section 49-918, Idaho Code. This subsection shall not apply to a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle.
History:
[49-908, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 233, p. 691.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-910 - COLOR OF CLEARANCE LAMPS, SIDE MARKER LAMPS, AND REFLECTORS.

49-910. COLOR OF CLEARANCE LAMPS, SIDE MARKER LAMPS, AND REFLECTORS. (1) Front clearance lamps and marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle shall display or reflect an amber color.
(2) Rear clearance lamps and marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color.
(3) All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except the stoplight or other signal device, which may be red, amber, or yellow, and except that the light illuminating the license plate shall be white and the light emitted by a back-up lamp may be white, amber, or red.
History:
[49-910, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 235, p. 693.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-910A - COLOR OF LAMPS AND GLOBES LIMITED TO CERTAIN VEHICLE CLASSES.

49-910A. COLOR OF LAMPS AND GLOBES LIMITED TO CERTAIN VEHICLE CLASSES. For the purposes of this chapter lighting devices utilizing various colors of lighted globes approved by the director of the Idaho state police for use on vehicles shall be restricted to the following class of vehicles:
(1) Police vehicles. Only police vehicles shall display blue lights, lenses or globes.
(2) Designated emergency vehicles. Fire fighting vehicles, vehicles belonging to personnel of voluntary fire departments, vehicles belonging to, or operated by EMS personnel certified or otherwise recognized by the EMS bureau of the Idaho department of health and welfare while in the performance of emergency medical services, ambulances, sheriff’s search and rescue vehicles which are under the immediate supervision of the county sheriff, and wreckers, as defined in section 49-124, Idaho Code, which are engaged in motor vehicle recovery operations and are blocking part or all of one or more lanes of traffic, are designated emergency vehicles. With the exception of school buses as provided in section 49-915, Idaho Code, only fire fighting vehicles, vehicles belonging to personnel of voluntary fire departments, vehicles belonging to, or operated by EMS personnel certified or otherwise recognized by the EMS bureau of the Idaho department of health and welfare while in the performance of emergency medical services, ambulances, designated emergency vehicles described herein, vehicles authorized by the Idaho transportation board for use in the enforcement of vehicle laws specified in section 40-510, Idaho Code, and other emergency vehicles designated by the director of the Idaho state police may display red flashing lights or red lenses or globes which are visible from the front of the vehicle.
(3) All vehicles. Any motor vehicle may have attached to it a flashing amber light to warn motorists of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing the vehicle displaying such lighting. The driver of an approaching vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any stationary vehicle displaying a flashing amber light.
History:
[49-910A, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 236, p. 693; am. 1989, ch. 310, sec. 23, p. 796; am. 1991, ch. 288, sec. 4, p. 744; am. 1993, ch. 377, sec. 1, p. 1385; am. 1996, ch. 308, sec. 2, p. 1013; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 117, p. 1579.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-911 - VISIBILITY OF REFLECTORS, CLEARANCE LAMPS, AND MARKER LAMPS.

49-911. VISIBILITY OF REFLECTORS, CLEARANCE LAMPS, AND MARKER LAMPS. (1) Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in section 49-909, Idaho Code, shall be of a size and characteristic and maintained to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps. Reflectors required to be mounted on the sides of the vehicle shall reflect the required color light to the sides, and those mounted on the rear shall reflect a red color to the rear.
(2) Front and rear clearance lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lights are required at a distance of five hundred (500) feet from the front and rear, respectively, of the vehicle.
(3) Side marker lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lights are required at a distance of five hundred (500) feet from the side of the vehicle on which mounted.
History:
[49-911, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 237, p. 693.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-912 - OBSTRUCTED LIGHTS NOT REQUIRED.

49-912. OBSTRUCTED LIGHTS NOT REQUIRED. Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during the time that lights are required, any lamp, except tail lamps, need not be lighted which, by reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination, would be obscured by another vehicle of the combination, but this shall not affect the requirement that lighted clearance lamps be displayed on the front of the foremost vehicles required to have clearance lamps, nor that all lights required on the rear of the rearmost vehicle of any combination shall be lighted.
History:
[49-912, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 238, p. 694.]