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6-1-384: WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS REQUIRED:
   A.   Every motor vehicle upon a highway, at any time from sunset to sunrise, and at such other times when conditions such as fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide insufficient lighting to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred feet (500') ahead, shall display lighted headlamps, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as hereinafter stated.
   B.   Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times stated in subsection A of this section upon a straight level unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly stated. (2008 Code § 17-384)
6-1-385: HEADLAMPS ON MOTOR VEHICLES:
Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motorized bicycle shall be equipped with at least two (2) headlamps with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, which headlamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this chapter. (2008 Code § 17-385)
6-1-386: HEADLAMPS ON MOTORCYCLES AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES:
Every motorcycle and motorized bicycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two (2) headlamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this chapter. (2008 Code § 17-386)
6-1-387: REAR LAMPS:
Every motor vehicle and every vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles shall be equipped with a lighted rear lamp or lamps, exhibiting a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear. All lamps and lighting equipment originally manufactured on a motor vehicle shall be kept in working condition or shall be replaced with equivalent equipment. (2008 Code § 17-387)
6-1-388: ILLUMINATING PLATES:
Either the rear lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet (50') to the rear. When the rear registration plate is illuminated by an electric lamp other than the required rear lamp, the two (2) lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times when headlamps are lighted. (2008 Code § 17-388)
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