Windshield made of safety glass, electric head lamps, wiper and other equipment required on motor car used for transporting employees; penalty.
1. It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of a railroad running through or within the boundaries of the State of Nevada and engaged in the business of common carrier to operate for or transport its employees in a motorcar which is not equipped with a transparent safety glass windshield sufficient in width and height reasonably to protect such employees. Such car shall also be equipped with an electric head lamp of sufficient candle power as to make any obstruction, landmark, warning sign or grade crossing on such railroad visible at a distance of 300 feet in advance of such car under ordinary atmospheric conditions. Such car shall also be equipped with two electric lights on the rear end thereof with sufficient candle power as to be visible at a distance of 300 feet under ordinary atmospheric conditions. Such car shall also be equipped with a suitable device that will remove rain, snow and sleet from the windshield while the car is moving, and the windshield shall be so devised that the driver or operator of the car can start or stop the windshield wiper while he is driving the car.
2. Any owner or operator of a railroad running through or within this state as a common carrier of persons or property or both, for compensation, who either operates for its employees, or who furnishes to its employees, for their transportation to or from the place or places where they are required to labor, a rail track motorcar that has not been fully equipped as required by subsection 1 shall be fined not more than $500 for each offense. Each day or part of a day it operates or furnishes each of such rail track motorcars not so equipped as provided in subsection 1 to its employees for operation to or from the place or places where they are required to work shall constitute a separate offense.
Last modified: February 26, 2006