316.267 – Brakes on Electric-Powered Vehicles.
316.267 Brakes on electric-powered vehicles.—When operated on the public streets and roads, every electric-powered vehicle with a rating of 3 to 6 horsepower shall be equipped with hydraulic brakes on the two rear wheels and at all times and under all conditions of loading, upon application of the service brake, shall be capable of: (1) Developing a […]
316.239 – Single-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment.
316.239 Single-beam road-lighting equipment.— (1) Headlamp systems which provide only a single distribution of light shall be permitted on all farm tractors regardless of date of manufacture, and on other motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to January 1, 1972, in lieu of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment herein specified if the single distribution of light complies with the […]
316.271 – Horns and Warning Devices.
316.271 Horns and warning devices.— (1) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet. (2) No horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or […]
316.2395 – Motor Vehicles; Minimum Headlamp Requirement.
316.2395 Motor vehicles; minimum headlamp requirement.—Any motor vehicle may be operated at nighttime under the conditions specified in ss. 316.237 and 316.239, when equipped with two lighted lamps upon the front thereof capable of revealing persons and objects 100 feet ahead in lieu of lamps required in ss. 316.237 and 316.239. However, at no time when […]
316.272 – Exhaust Systems, Prevention of Noise.
316.272 Exhaust systems, prevention of noise.— (1) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with an exhaust system in good working order and in constant operation, including muffler, manifold pipe, and tailpiping to prevent excessive or unusual noise. In no event shall an exhaust system allow noise at a level which exceeds a maximum decibel […]
316.2396 – Number of Driving Lamps Required or Permitted.
316.2396 Number of driving lamps required or permitted.— (1) At all times specified in s. 316.217, at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles. (2) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlamps, […]
316.293 – Motor Vehicle Noise.
316.293 Motor vehicle noise.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in this subsection, except where the context otherwise requires: (a) “dB A” means the composite abbreviation for the A-weighted sound level and the unit of sound level, the decibel. (b) “Gross combination weight rating” or “GCWR” […]
316.2397 – Certain Lights Prohibited; Exceptions.
316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.— (1) A person may not drive or move or cause to be moved any vehicle or equipment upon any highway within this state with any lamp or device thereon showing or displaying a red, red and white, or blue light visible from directly in front thereof except for certain vehicles provided in […]
316.2398 – Display or Use of Red or Red and White Warning Signals; Motor Vehicles of Volunteer Firefighters or Medical Staff.
316.2398 Display or use of red or red and white warning signals; motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical staff.— (1) A privately owned vehicle belonging to an active firefighter member of a regularly organized volunteer firefighting company or association, while en route to the fire station for the purpose of proceeding to the scene of a […]
316.227 – Obstructed Lights Not Required.
316.227 Obstructed lights not required.—Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during the time that lights are required, any lamp (except taillamps) need not be lighted which, by reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination, would be obscured by another vehicle of the combination, but this shall not affect the requirement […]