§ 40-8-30. Standards for Multiple-Beam Road Lighting Equipment
Except as hereinafter provided in this part, the headlights or the auxiliary driving light or the auxiliary passing light or combination thereof on motor vehicles other than motorcycles or motor driven cycles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations, and such lights may, […]
§ 40-8-31. Use of Multiple-Beam Road Lighting Equipment
Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in Code Section 40-8-20, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject […]
§ 40-8-32. Lights on Vehicles of Rural Mail Carriers
Any automobile operated by a rural mail carrier for the purpose of delivering mail shall be authorized to display two amber colored lights so as to warn approaching travelers to decrease their speed because of the danger of colliding with such mail carrier as he stops and starts along the edge of the highway. Such […]
§ 40-8-33. Lights on Farm Tractors and Unlicensed Three-Wheeled Motorcycles Used Only for Agricultural Purposes; Restrictions on Trailers and Semitrailers Otherwise Exempt Under Code Section 40-8-1; No Duty on Manufacturers of Lighting Systems
Every farm tractor and every three-wheeled motorcycle used only for agricultural purposes equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times mentioned in Code Section 40-8-20 display a red taillight and either multiple-beam or single-beam road lighting equipment meeting the requirements of Code Sections 40-8-23 and 40-8-30, respectively. When operated or towed upon a […]
§ 40-8-34. Color in Lighting Equipment
The color in all lighting equipment covered in this title shall be in accordance with Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standard J578, April, 1965, as thereafter revised or amended. History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, § 1; Code 1933, § 68E-215, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 4; Code 1981, § 40-8-34 , […]
§ 40-8-35. Operating Low-Speed Vehicles on Highway
Any low-speed vehicle operated on the highways of this state without a properly affixed emblem conforming to the requirements of Code Section 40-8-4 shall display an amber strobe light so as to warn approaching travelers to decrease their speed because of the danger of colliding with such vehicle. Such amber strobe light shall be mounted […]
§ 40-8-25. Brake Lights and Turn Signals Required
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1954, including any motorcycle or motor driven cycle manufactured after January 1, 1954, in this state or for any person to drive such vehicle on the highways unless it is equipped with at least one brake light meeting the […]
§ 40-8-26. Standards for Brake Lights and Signal Devices
Any motor vehicle may be equipped and when required under this article shall be equipped with the following signal lights or devices: A brake light on the rear which shall emit a red light and which shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake and which may but need not be incorporated with […]
§ 40-8-27. Light, Flag, or Strobe Lamp on Projecting Load; Requirements for Lamp and Flag
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in Code Section 40-8-20, a red light […]
§ 40-8-28. Lights on Parked Vehicles
When a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half-hour after sunset and a half-hour before sunrise, and there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such street or highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle. […]