INSTALLATION VEHICLE REGISTRATION: To register a vehicle on base, take insurance documents, driver's license, government ID,and current vehicle registration or vehicle title to your unit command support section or to Bldg 5616, Room 109.
SPEED LIMITS: The base speed limit is 30 miles per hour unless otherwise posted. Please note that when passing troops marching in formation, the speed limit is 10 miles per hour. In housing or school areas, the speed limit is 15 miles per hour.
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: Texas traffic laws apply to Lackland. Seat belts are mandatory. Right turns on red are permitted unless otherwise marked.
CAR INSURANCE - Liability insurance is mandatory. (20/40/15 minimum coverage)
MOTORCYCLES: Helmets are mandatory, on and off
duty. Texas state law does not require riders to wear a helmet. However, the Air Force still requires helmet usage, as well as reflective vests, covered shoes, and eye protection, both on and off base.
If you ride motorcycles, please check in with your unit Motorcycle Safety Monitor to ensure that you are in compliance with high-risk registration requirements.
VEHICLE CHECKS - All vehicles entering or leaving Lackland AFB are subject to no-notice search.
ACCIDENTS - On-base vehicle accidents must be reported to the Security Police Law Enforcement Desk.
SEAT BELTS are mandatory both on and off-base. Both the seat belt and speed limit requirements are strictly enforced. Children under the age of 2 or weighing less than 40 pounds must be in car seats at all times. At that point they are allowed to sit in booster seats until they reach 65 pounds. State, local, and base officials are authorized to stop vehicles for suspected non-use of seat belts.
It is illegal for minors to ride in the bed of pickup trucks.
DRIVING ON THE FLIGHTLINE: Access to the flightline is limited, and you must have a special license to operate a vehicle on the flightline.
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