AB 1925: Vehicles: unsafe, unsecured load.

Existing law requires the department to administer a written test of those persons seeking drivers licenses or certificates of renewal. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to include at least one question in at least 20% of the tests of an applicants knowledge and understanding of the provisions of the Vehicle Code to verify, among other things, that the applicant has read and understands that the abandonment or dumping of any animal is a criminal offense that can create a severe traffic safety hazard.

This bill would require the department to include at least one question in at least 20% of the tests of an applicants knowledge and understanding of the provisions of the code to verify that the applicant has read and understands that driving with an unsafe, unsecured load is a violation of law and may create a severe traffic safety hazard for other motorists.