2013 Maryland Code
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§ 22-224 - Single-beam road-lighting equipment

§22-224.

Headlamp systems that provide only a single distribution of light shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold before June 1, 1944, instead of the specified multiple-beam road-lighting equipment, if the single distribution of light complies with the following requirements and limitations:

(1) The headlamps are so aimed that, when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light at a distance of 25 feet ahead projects higher than a level of 5 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; and

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

§ 22-224 - 1. Lighting equipment on motorcycles

(a) "Motorcycle" defined. -- In this section, "motorcycle" includes Class M (multipurpose) vehicles that are designated by the Administrator.

(b) Requirements. -- The headlamp or headlamps on a motorcycle may be of the single-beam or multiple-beam type, but in either event shall comply with the following requirements and limitations:

(1) The headlamp or headlamps on a motorcycle shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or a vehicle at a distance of:

(i) Not less than 100 feet, when the motorcycle is operated at any speed of less than 25 miles an hour;

(ii) Not less than 200 feet, when the motorcycle is operated at a speed of 25 to 34 miles an hour; and

(iii) Not less than 300 feet, when the motorcycle is operated at a speed of 35 miles an hour or more;

(2) If the motorcycle is equipped with a multiple-beam headlamp or headlamps, the upper beam shall meet the minimum requirements set forth above and may not exceed the limitations set forth in § 22-222 (a) (1) of this subtitle, and the lowermost beam shall meet the requirements applicable to a lowermost distribution of light as set forth in § 22-222 (a) (2) of this subtitle; and

(3) If the motorcycle is equipped with a single-beam lamp or lamps, the lamp or lamps shall be so aimed that, when the vehicle is loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of light, at a distance of 25 feet ahead, projects higher than the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes.