{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-49-940","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 49-940","heading":"Mirrors.","body":"(1) Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the operator a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to the rear of the vehicle.\n(2) When a motor vehicle is so loaded or constructed, or is towing a vehicle or trailer which is so loaded or constructed as to obstruct the driver’s view straight to the rear, then the motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror on the left side and a mirror on the right side so located as to reflect to the operator a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to the rear of the vehicle.\n(3) When an operator of a motor vehicle is transporting under special permit authority an oversize load which makes mirrors impractical devices for reflecting to the operator a view of the highway to the rear, a following escort vehicle equipped with proper mirrors meeting the requirements herein may be substituted for the required mirrors on the hauling motor vehicle. The escort vehicle must be a car or light truck and it must be equipped with an oversize load sign, flashing or rotating lights, and a two (2) way radio which provides full-time communication with the escorted vehicle.","path":["TITLE 49 MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 9 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title49/t49ch9/sect49-940/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:22:26Z","sha256":"0b5ed19b1883a5c61ff1cea594946bb510b3244806ae9bdc81888369d13a408c","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-49-937","next":"us-id/idaho-code-49-943"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}