Section 1213. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism  


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  • (a) No
      person shall drive a motor vehicle when it is so loaded, or  when  there
      are  in the front seat such number of persons as to obstruct the view of
      the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere  with
      the  driver's  control  over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. In no
      event shall there be more than three persons in the front  seat  of  any
      vehicle, except where such seat has been constructed to accommodate more
      than  three persons and there is eighteen inches of seating capacity for
      each passenger or occupant in said front seat.
        (b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in  such  a  position  as  to
      interfere  with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere
      with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.