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Yep! Thought everyone knew that!
The flaps really keep the rocks from flying. I wish they were on every vehicle. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop that rock from coming out form the side of the tire as it just barely hits it, flys up and hits the windsheild. I pulled the 5th out of the TV yesterday and noticed about 5 marble sized rocks in the bed of the truck. I have never hauled anything in the back like that so they must have come off of the road.
Page 15-13 of the Texas DMV Handbook:
"9. Mud Flaps. All trucks and trailers with four or more tires on the rear axle
must be equipped with safety guards or mud flaps behind the rear wheels.
These flaps must reach to within 8 inches of the surface of the highway and
are for the purpose of preventing the slinging of mud and slush. This provision
does not apply to pole-trailers or to a truck-tractor when it is being operated
alone and without being in combination with a semi-trailer."
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