# Idaho Code § 49-612: 49-612 OBSTRUCTION TO DRIVER'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-612

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 49-612
- **Heading:** 49-612 OBSTRUCTION TO DRIVER'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-612

## Text

49-612. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism. (1) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when there are in the front seat a number of persons exceeding three (3), as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or the sides of the vehicle, or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(2) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in a position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his control of the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(3) No vehicle shall be operated when the windshield and/or windows of the vehicle are coated with ice, snow, sleet, or dust to the extent that the driver's view ahead, or to the sides or rear of the vehicle are obstructed.

History:

[49-612, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 149, p. 657.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 49-601 49-601 APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-601.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-602 49-602 UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-602.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-603 49-603 STARTING PARKED VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-603.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-604 49-604 LIMITATIONS ON BACKING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-604.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-605 49-605 DRIVING UPON SIDEWALK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-605.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-606 49-606 COASTING PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-606.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-607 49-607 OPENING AND CLOSING VEHICLE DOORS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-607.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-608 49-608 RIDING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR COMMERCIAL COACHES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-608.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-609 49-609 PERSONS RIDING ANIMALS OR DRIVING ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-609.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-612 49-612 OBSTRUCTION TO DRIVER'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-612.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-613 49-613 PUTTING GLASS OR OTHER INJURIOUS MATERIALS ON HIGHWAY PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-613.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-614 49-614 STOP WHEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-614.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-615 49-615 DRIVERS TO EXERCISE DUE CARE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-615.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-616 49-616 DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONE PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-616.md)

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