Section 22-211 – Visibility Requirements for Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, Identification Lamps, and Marker Lamps
(a) Every reflector on any vehicle referred to in § 22-208 of this subtitle shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps. (b) Reflectors required to […]
Section 22-226 – Number of Driving Lamps Required or Permitted
(a) At all times specified in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle, at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side, at the front of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, except when the vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles. (b) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with required […]
Section 22-212 – Obstructed Lamps Not Required to Be Lighted
Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during the time that lights are required, any lamp (except tail lamps) that, by reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination, would be obscured by another vehicle of the combination, need not be lighted. However, this does not affect the requirement that lighted […]
Section 22-213 – Lamps, Reflectors, and Flags on Projecting or Extended Loads
(a) Any vehicle carrying a load that extends beyond the side or to the rear 4 or more feet beyond the bed or body of the vehicle shall be equipped with the lamps and reflectors required by this section, in addition to other required lamps, at the times specified in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle. (b) Loads […]
Section 22-214 – Lamps on Parked Vehicles
(a) Every vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps that, when lighted, display a white or amber light visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the front of the vehicle, and a red light visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the rear of the vehicle. The location of the lamp or […]
Section 22-215 – Lamps on Farm Tractors and Farm Equipment
(a) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment, at all times mentioned in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle, shall be equipped with two single-beam or multiple-beam headlamps meeting the requirements of § 22-222 or § 22-224 of this subtitle, respectively, or, as an alternative, § 22-225 of this subtitle, and at least two […]
Section 22-215.1 – Rollback Vehicle Operated in Combination With Vehicle Being Towed
Whenever a rollback vehicle, as defined in § 11-151.1 of this article, is being operated in combination with a vehicle being towed, the towed vehicle shall be equipped to display, in accordance with the provisions of § 22-201.1 of this subtitle: (1) Tail lamps meeting the requirements of § 22-204 of this subtitle; and (2) Stop lamps […]
Section 22-216 – Lamps on Other Vehicles and Equipment
Every vehicle, including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in § 22-101(e) of this title, not specifically required by the provisions of this subtitle to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, at all times specified in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle, shall be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light […]
Section 22-201.2 – Use of Headlights When Windshield Wipers Are Operated
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, if a driver of a vehicle on a highway operates the vehicle’s windshield wipers for a continuous period of time because of impaired visibility resulting from unfavorable atmospheric conditions, the driver shall light the vehicle’s headlamps. (b) A violation of this section is not considered a moving violation for […]
Section 22-202 – Visibility Distance; Measuring Mounted Height of Lamps
(a) Whenever a requirement is declared in this subtitle as to distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which the lamps or devices shall be visible, the requirement applies during the times stated in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle in respect to a vehicle without a load when on a […]