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2017 Maryland Code
Transportation
Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles
Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment
§ 22-224.1. Lighting equipment on motorcycles
Universal Citation: MD Transp Code § 22-224.1 (2017)
- (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.
- (1) The headlamp or headlamps on a motorcycle shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or a vehicle at a distance of:
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