Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-31 - Private, nonprofit transportation providers › Section 480-31-130 - Operation of motor vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All
			 motor vehicles must be operated in accordance with the requirements of existing
			 state laws and no driver or operator will operate the same in any other than a
			 careful and prudent manner, nor at any greater speed than is reasonable or
			 proper, having due regard to the traffic and use of the highways by others, or
			 so as to endanger the life and limb of any person.
(2) Qualification of drivers. The rules and
			 regulations governing qualifications of drivers prescribed by the United States
			 Department of Transportation in
			 Title
			 49, Code of Federal
			 Regulations, part 391 (Qualifications of Drivers) in effect on the date
			 specified in WAC
			 480-31-999, are adopted and
			 prescribed by the commission to be observed by all providers. Vehicles meeting
			 the definition of a commercial motor vehicle must also comply with part 382
			 (Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing), and part 383 (Commercial
			 Driver's License Standards; Requirements and Penalties).
(3) The rules and regulations relating to
			 drivers' logs and drivers' hours of service adopted by the United States
			 Department of Transportation in
			 Title
			 49, Code of Federal
			 Regulations, part 395 (Hours of Service of Drivers) in effect on the date
			 specified in WAC
			 480-31-999, are adopted and
			 prescribed by the commission.
(4)
			 The rules and regulation relating to workplace drug and alcohol testing
			 programs adopted by the United States Department of Transportation in
			 Title
			 49, Code of Federal
			 Regulations, Part 40 (Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol
			 Testing Programs) in effect on the date specified in WAC
			 480-31-999, are adopted and
			 prescribed by the commission.
(5)
			 The rules and regulation relating to general safety fitness procedures adopted
			 by the United States Department of Transportation in
			 Title
			 49, Code of Federal
			 Regulations, Part 385 (Safety Fitness Procedures) in effect on the date
			 specified in WAC
			 480-31-999, are adopted and
			 prescribed by the commission.
(6)
			 The rules and regulation relating to general safety fitness procedures adopted
			 by the United States Department of Transportation in
			 Title
			 49, Code of Federal
			 Regulations, Part 380 (Special Training Requirements) in effect on the date
			 specified in WAC
			 480-31-999, are adopted and
			 prescribed by the commission.
(7)
			 No driver or operator of a motor vehicle carrying passengers may smoke any
			 cigar, cigarette, tobacco or other substance in such vehicle while driving the
			 vehicle.
(8) No driver or operator
			 of any motor vehicle will permit smoking on said vehicle by passengers or other
			 persons.
Suitable signs, of sufficient size and number to adequately
				inform passengers, must be placed in buses to inform passengers that smoking is
				not permitted in the motor vehicle.
(9) No driver or operator of a motor vehicle
			 will create any disturbance or unnecessary noise to attract persons to the
			 vehicle.
(10) The driver or
			 operator of any motor vehicle may refuse to carry any person who is in an
			 intoxicated condition or conducting themselves in an unreasonably boisterous or
			 disorderly manner or is using profane language, or whose condition is such as
			 to be obnoxious to other passengers. A driver is responsible for the comfort
			 and safety of passengers and should be constantly on the alert for and
			 immediately correct any act of misconduct on the part of occupants of the
			 vehicle.
(11) The commission adopts
			 by reference the provisions of federal rules cited in this section in effect on
			 the date specified in WAC
			 480-31-999.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160,
				  81.04.160, and
				  34.05.353. 11-04-041 (Docket
				  A-101466, General Order R-562), § 480-31-130, filed 1/25/11, effective
				  2/25/11. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160,
				  81.04.160, and
				  34.05.310. 01-20-061 (Docket No.
				  A-010827, General Order No. R-491), § 480-31-130, filed 9/28/01, effective
				  10/29/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  34.05.310, 34.05.356,
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160 and
				  80.04.160 [81.04.160]. 99-20-013
				  (Order R-465, Docket No. A-980247), § 480-31-130, filed 9/24/99, effective
				  10/25/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  chapter
				  80.01 RCW. 97-08-037
				  (Order R-440, Docket No. TC 961102), § 480-31-130, filed 3/27/97,
				  effective 4/27/97.