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§47-12-215.


§47-12-215.
   
   (a) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit or
   implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system
   shall at all times mentioned in Section 12-201 be equipped with at
   least one lamp displaying a white light visible when lighted from a
   distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of such
   vehicle and shall also be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a
   red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five
   hundred (500) feet to the rear of such vehicle.
   
   (b) Every self-propelled unit of farm equipment not equipped with an
   electric lighting system shall at all times mentioned in Section
   12-201, in addition to the lamps required in paragraph (a), be
   equipped with two red reflectors visible from all distances within six
   hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet to the rear when directly
   in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.
   
   (c) Every combination of farm tractor and towed unit of farm equipment
   or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting
   system shall at all times mentioned in Section 12-201 be equipped with
   the following lamps:
   
   1. At least one lamp mounted to indicate as nearly as practicable the
   extreme left projection of said combination and displaying a white
   light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five
   hundred (500) feet to the front of said combination, and
   
   2. Two lamps each displaying a red light visible when lighted from a
   distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of said
   combination or, as an alternative, at least one lamp displaying a red
   light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five
   hundred (500) feet to the rear thereof and two red reflectors visible
   from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100)
   feet to the rear thereof when illuminated by the upper beams of head
   lamps.
   
   (d) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment
   or implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system
   shall at all times mentioned in Section 12-201 be equipped with two
   single-beam or multiple-beam head lamps meeting the requirements of
   Section 12-221 or 12-223 of this act respectively or, as an
   alternative, Section 12-224 of this act, and at least one red lamp
   visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred
   (500) feet to the rear; provided, however, that every such
   self-propelled unit of farm equipment other than a farm tractor shall
   have two such red lamps or, as an alternative, one such red lamp and
   two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred (600)
   feet to one hundred (100) feet when directly in front of lawful upper
   beams of head lamps.
   
   (e) Every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or
   towed implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system
   shall at all times mentioned in Section 12-201 be equipped with lamps
   as follows:
   
   1. The farm tractor element of every such combination shall be
   equipped as required in paragraph (d) of this section.
   
   2. The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry element
   of such combination shall be equipped with two red lamps visible when
   lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to
   the rear or, as an alternative, two red reflectors visible from all
   distances within six hundred (600) to one hundred (100) feet to the
   rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.
   
   3. Said combinations shall also be equipped with a lamp displaying a
   white or amber light, of any shade of color between white and amber,
   visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred
   (500) feet to the front and a lamp displaying a red light visible when
   lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to
   the rear.
   
   (f) The lamps and reflectors required in the foregoing paragraphs of
   this section shall be so positioned as to show from front and rear as
   nearly as practicable the extreme projection of the vehicle carrying
   them on the side of the roadway used in passing such vehicle. If a
   farm tractor, or a unit of farm equipment, whether self-propelled or
   towed, is equipped with two or more lamps or reflectors visible from
   the front or two or more lamps or reflectors visible from the rear,
   such lamps or reflectors shall be so positioned that the extreme
   projections both to the left and to the right of said vehicle shall be
   indicated as nearly as practicable.
   

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