Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Condition of glazing. Glazing shall meet the requirements of
Chapter 161 (relating to glazing materials). See
75 Pa.C.S. §
4526
(relating to safety glass).
(b)
Safety glazing.
(1) A
vehicle specified under this subchapter shall be equipped with safety glazing
in all windshields, windows and wings. Requirements of this subsection do not
apply to a vehicle manufactured or assembled before January 1, 1934, if the
original glazing is not cracked or discolored.
(2) Rigid plastic glazing may be used in
doors and windows of buses except windshields and windows to the immediate
right or left of the driver.
(c)
Stickers.
(1) Truck weight classification
stickers-trucks only-shall be affixed to the lower left-hand corner of the
windshield to the immediate right of the certificate of inspection.
(2) The following stickers are authorized to
be affixed to the windshield or windows as indicated:
(i) Out-of-State inspection stickers, school
bus stickers, tax stamps, road use permits or other government-related
permits-municipalities and states-may be placed at the lower left- or
right-hand corner of the windshield.
(ii) A Delaware River Port Authority Bridge
Travel Permit may be affixed to the left rear window. This permit is 2 1/4
inches by 4 1/4 inches and is an automatic triggering device for passing
vehicles through toll gates on bridges.
(iii) The suggested manufacturer's retail
price sheet may be affixed to a new vehicle of a dealer. These labels are
permitted only on the lower portion of a side window, as far to the rear of the
vehicle as possible. When the vehicle is sold, this label shall be
removed.
(d)
Obstructions. A vehicle specified under this subchapter shall
have glazing free from obstructions as described in §
175.110 (relating to inspection
procedure).
(1) With the exception of
materials in paragraph (3), signs, posters or other materials, whose design
prevents a driver from seeing through the material, may not be placed on the
windshield or a side wing or a side window so as to obstruct, obscure or impair
the driver's clear view of the highway or an intersecting highway. Under FMVSS
No. 205, these restrictions do not apply to the rear side windows, rear wings
or rear window.
(2) The
requirements of this subsection also apply to glass etchings, except those used
for vehicle identification.
(3) A
sun screening device or other material which does not permit a person to see or
view the inside of the vehicle is prohibited unless otherwise permitted by
FMVSS No. 205, or a certificate of exemption has been issued in compliance with
§
175.265 (relating to exemption
provisions). See Table X for specific requirements for vehicles subject to this
subchapter.
The provisions of this §175.97 amended under the Vehicle
Code,
75 Pa.C.S. §§
4103,
4521,
4524 and
6103.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
175.110 (relating to inspection
procedure).
