WSR 98-14-049
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
[Filed June 25, 1998, 4:24 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: New chapter 204-46 WAC, Backup alert devices and rear crossview mirrors.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.37.005 and 46.37.400.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The 1998 legislature amended RCW 46.37.400, to require backup alert devices on specified delivery trucks. The amendment requires the Washington State Patrol to set standards.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The Washington State Patrol is working in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to adopt the language for this rule.
Process for Developing New Rule: Pilot rule making; and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) is working in consultation with NHTSA and various stakeholders who will be required to comply with the rule. The WSP also viewed demonstrations from the manufacturers of these devices.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ms. Carol Morton, Washington State Patrol, P.O. Box 42635, Olympia, WA 98504-2635, phone (360) 412-8934, fax (360) 493-9090.
June 25, 1998
R. M. Leichner
for Annette M. Sandberg
Chief
OTS-2304.1
Chapter 204-46 WAC
BACKUP ALERT DEVICES AND REAR CROSSVIEW MIRRORS
NEW SECTION
WAC 204-46-010 Promulgation. By authority of RCW 46.37.005 and 46.37.400 the Washington state patrol hereby adopts the following rules pertaining to backup alert devices and crossview mirrors.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 204-46-020 Backup alert devices. Backup alert devices means any type of motion detection device, laser device, camera, or television device mounted on a truck with a cube-style, walk-in cargo box up to eighteen feet long, which will warn the driver of the detection of a human life form or object at a minimum of six feet to the rear of the vehicle and also encompass the width of the rear of the vehicle.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 204-46-030 Rear crossview mirrors. Rear crossview mirrors mean any type of mirrors which, when mounted, will allow the driver of a truck with a cube-style, walk-in cargo box up to eighteen feet long, to view a minimum distance of six feet to the rear and encompass the width of the rear of the vehicle in order to be able to detect an object or human life form. These crossview mirrors shall be installed in a manner that will satisfy the above requirements.
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