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Idaho Code § 49-606 (2026)

Coasting prohibited. 

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Coasting prohibited. 

The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the gear or transmission in neutral nor with the clutch disengaged.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1954–2005 · leading case: State v. Bedard, 820 P.2d 1226 (Idaho 1991).
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State v. Bedard, 820 P.2d 1226 (Idaho 1991). · cites it 108× “On appeal to the district court, appellant Bedard claimed that the State was required to prove, as an element of the offense of eluding a police officer, that the emergency lights or siren used by the police officer complied with the statutory specifications set forth in former…”
State v. Barsness, 628 P.2d 1044 (Idaho 1981). · cites it 52× “Whether the driver of the emergency vehicle was driving with due regard for the safety of other persons, I.C. § 49-606, was a question for resolution by the trier of the fact and will not be disturbed upon appeal.”
State v. Monaghan, 783 P.2d 311 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 26× “Former I.C. § 49-606 set forth the standards governing audible and visible emergency vehicle warning signals: *974 (1) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call .”
Athay v. Stacey, 128 P.3d 897 (Idaho 2005). · cites it 2× “Does Idaho Code § 49-623 Apply to the Rich County Sheriff? When originally enacted in 1977, Idaho Code § 49 -623’s predecessor (§ 49-606) applied to the “driver of an authorized emergency vehicle.”
Hobbs v. Abrams, 657 P.2d 1073 (Idaho 1983). · cites it 4× “In that case state law required emergency vehicles to utilize an audible or visible signal, I.C. § 49-606, and the Boise City Code required emergency vehicles to use both audible and visible signals.”
State Ex Rel. McKinney v. Richardson, 277 P.2d 272 (Idaho 1954). · cites it 2× “The fixing of the weight limit for the bridge appears to have been done under authority of § 49-606, I.C. This section authorizes the commissioner of public works to make regulations reducing permissible sizes, weights, or speeds of vehicles on a “highway or section of state…”
— Idaho Code § 49-606(1) — 1 case
State v. Monaghan, 783 P.2d 311 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). “Former I.C. § 49-606 set forth the standards governing audible and visible emergency vehicle warning signals: *974 (1) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call .”
— Idaho Code § 49-606(2)(c) — 2 cases
State v. Barsness, 628 P.2d 1044 (Idaho 1981). “Whether the driver of the emergency vehicle was driving with due regard for the safety of other persons, I.C. § 49-606, was a question for resolution by the trier of the fact and will not be disturbed upon appeal.”
State v. Monaghan, 783 P.2d 311 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). “Former I.C. § 49-606 set forth the standards governing audible and visible emergency vehicle warning signals: *974 (1) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call .”
— Idaho Code § 49-606(3) — 2 cases
State v. Barsness, 628 P.2d 1044 (Idaho 1981). “Whether the driver of the emergency vehicle was driving with due regard for the safety of other persons, I.C. § 49-606, was a question for resolution by the trier of the fact and will not be disturbed upon appeal.”
State v. Monaghan, 783 P.2d 311 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). “Former I.C. § 49-606 set forth the standards governing audible and visible emergency vehicle warning signals: *974 (1) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call .”
— Idaho Code § 49-606(4) — 2 cases
State v. Barsness, 628 P.2d 1044 (Idaho 1981). “Whether the driver of the emergency vehicle was driving with due regard for the safety of other persons, I.C. § 49-606, was a question for resolution by the trier of the fact and will not be disturbed upon appeal.”
State v. Monaghan, 783 P.2d 311 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). “Former I.C. § 49-606 set forth the standards governing audible and visible emergency vehicle warning signals: *974 (1) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call .”
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