§ 71.088 SPOTLIGHTS AND AUXILIARY LIGHTS.

   (A)   Spot lamps. Any motor vehicle, except a public utility company maintenance vehicle, may be equipped with not more than one spot lamp and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicles that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle, nor more than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle. A public utility company maintenance vehicle may be equipped with more than one spot lamp, but all lighted spot lamps shall be aimed and used in conformity to the requirements of this section.

   (B)   Fog lamps. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two fog lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than 12 inches, nor more than 30 inches, above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of 25 feet ahead project higher than a level of four inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes.

   (C)   Auxiliary passing lamp. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one auxiliary passing lamp mounted on the front at a height not less than 24 inches, nor more than 42 inches, above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, and every auxiliary passing lamp shall meet the requirements and limitations set forth in this subchapter.

   (D)   Auxiliary driving lamp. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one auxiliary driving lamp mounted on the front at a height not less than 16 inches, nor more than 42 inches, above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, and every such auxiliary driving lamp shall meet the requirements and limitations set forth in this subchapter.

   (E)   Roof-mounted off-road light bar lighting device. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a roof-mounted, off-road light bar lighting device comprised of multiple lamps; provided, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon any road or highway, the roof-mounted off-road light bar lighting device shall be turned off and covered with an opaque covering that prohibits light from being emitted while the vehicle is being operated on any road or highway.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.089 SIGNAL LAMPS AND SIGNAL DEVICES.

   (A)   Any motor vehicle may be equipped and, when required under this title, shall be equipped with the following signal lamps or devices:

      (1)   A stop lamp on the rear which shall emit a red or yellow light and which shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake and which may, but need not be, incorporated with a tail lamp; and

      (2)   A lamp, lamps, or mechanical signal device capable of clearly indicating any intention to turn either to the right or to the left and which shall be visible both from the front and rear.

   (B)   A stop lamp shall be plainly visible and understandable from a distance of 100 feet to the rear both during normal sunlight and at nighttime, and signal lamp or lamps indicating intention to turn shall be visible and understandable during daytime and nighttime from a distance of 100 feet both to the front and rear. When a vehicle is equipped with a stop lamp or other signal lamps, such lamp or lamps shall at all times be maintained in good working condition. No stop lamp or signal lamp shall project a glaring or dazzling light.

   (C)   All mechanical signal devices shall be self-illuminated when in use at the times mentioned in § 71.081.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.090 COWL, FENDER, AND BACK-UP LIGHTS; FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS.

   (A)   Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare.

   (B)   Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running-board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.

   (C)   Except for school buses as provided in this section, any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps, but any such back-up lamp shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion. School buses used for the transportation of school children in the municipality, whether owned and operated by a county board of education or privately owned and operated under contract with a county board of education, shall be equipped with two back-up lamps, one on each side of the rear door, with white lens or reflectors capable of lighting the roadway and objects to the rear of the bus for safe backing during darkness, and which, at the option of the county board of education, may each provide 50 candlepower in illumination intensity instead of 32 candlepower.

   (D)   Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps which may be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing, and, when so equipped, may display such warning in addition to any other warning signals required by this subchapter. The lamps used to display such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and shall display simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color between white and amber. The lamps used to display such warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously flashing amber or red lights or any shade of color between amber and red.

   (E)   Vehicles used by rural mail carriers in carrying or delivering mail in rural areas may be equipped with amber flashing lights. Such lights shall be on the front and rear of the vehicle and may be activated when the vehicle is stopped or decreasing speed in order to stop in the course of carrying, delivering, or picking up mail along the route.

   (F)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one electroluminescent solid state ceramic front identification plate without glare, mounted in conformance with the manufacturer’s specifications.

   (G)   Vehicles used as the lead car in a funeral procession are hereby authorized to be equipped with, but are not required to use, purple lamps or purple flashing lights. Such lamps may be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing a funeral procession, and, when so equipped, may display such warning in addition to any other warning signals required by this subchapter. The lamps or flashing lights used to display such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall display simultaneously either illuminating or flashing purple lights. The lamps used to display such warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously flashing or illuminated purple lights.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.091 MULTIPLE-BEAM ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.

   Except as hereinafter provided, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combinations thereof on motor vehicles other than a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations and such lamps may, in addition, be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically, subject to the following limitations:

   (A)   There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 350 feet ahead for all conditions of loading;

   (B)   There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of loading, none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver; and

   (C)   Every new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped, registered in the state after January 1,1952, which has multiple-beam roadlighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the head lamps is in use, and shall not otherwise be lighted. Such indicator shall be so designed and located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.092 USE OF HEADLIGHT BEAMS.

   Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in § 71.081, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:

   (A)   Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam specified in § 71.091(B), shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times regardless of road contour and loading.

   (B)   Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within 200 feet to the rear, except when engaged in the act of overtaking and passing, such driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under this title, other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in § 71.091(A).

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.093 SINGLE-BEAM ROAD LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

   Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to July 1, 1952, in lieu of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment herein specified, if the single distribution of light complies with the following requirements and limitations:

   (A)   The head lamps shall be so aimed that, when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall, at a distance of 25 feet ahead, project higher than a level of five inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than 42 inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of 75 feet ahead.

   (B)   The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.094 LIGHTS ON MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, AND MOPEDS.

   (A)   Every vehicle, other than a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped, operated upon a highway within that city at any time from sunset to sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as hereinafter respectively required for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as hereinafter stated.

   (B)   Every motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, and moped shall display lighted head lamps at all times when upon the highway.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021)

§ 71.095 ALTERNATE ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

   Any motor vehicle may be operated under the conditions specified in § 71.081 when equipped with two lighted lamps upon the front thereof capable of revealing persons and objects s75 feet ahead in lieu of lamps required in §§ 71.091 or 71.093; provided that at no time shall it be operated at a speed in excess of 20 mph.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021)

§ 71.096 NUMBER OF DRIVING LIGHTS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED.

   (A)   At all times specified in § 71.081, at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles.

   (B)   Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as herein required is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of intensity greater than 300 candlepower, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a street or highway.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999