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.