Section 22-225 – Alternate Road-Lighting Equipment
Any motor vehicle may be operated under the conditions specified in § 22–201.1 of this subtitle when equipped with two lighted lamps on its front capable of revealing persons and objects 75 feet ahead instead of lamps required in § 22–222 or § 22–224 of this subtitle, provided, however, that at no time may it […]
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 22-201 – “Service Vehicles” Defined
In this subtitle, “service vehicles” means any of the following vehicles that are designated by the Administration as service vehicles: (1) Vehicles of federal, State, or local agencies; (2) Vehicles of public service companies; and (3) Vehicles of persons performing governmental functions under a contract with any federal, State, or local government.
Section 22-201.1 – When Lighted Lamps Are Required
Every vehicle on a highway in this State, at any time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead, shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as respectively required in this subtitle for different classes of vehicles, […]
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 […]
Section 22-203 – Headlamps on Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles
(a) In this section, the term “motorcycle” includes Class M (multipurpose) vehicles that are designated by the Administrator. (b) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped with at least two headlamps with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, which headlamps shall emit white light and comply with […]
Section 22-204 – Tail Lamps; Illumination of Rear Registration Plate
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, after June 1, 1971, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least 2 tail lamps mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in § […]