September 29, 2005, Introduced by Senators JELINEK, VAN WOERKOM, GILBERT, KUIPERS, THOMAS, HARDIMAN, BRATER, GOSCHKA, BIRKHOLZ and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 685, 686, 688, and 695 (MCL 257.685, 257.686,
257.688, and 257.695), sections 686 and 688 as amended by 1990 PA
98 and section 695 as amended by 1995 PA 221, and by adding section
684a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 684a. (1) Beginning January 1, 2007, a person shall not
sell or offer for sale an implement of husbandry that does not
comply with this section. This section does not apply to an
implement of husbandry that was manufactured before January 1,
2007.
(2) An implement of husbandry shall comply with the following,
which are incorporated by reference:
(a) ANSI/ASAE S276.5 FEB03, Slow-Moving Vehicle Identification
Emblem.
(b) ANSI/ASAE S279.12 DEC02, Lighting and Marking of
Agricultural Equipment on Highways.
(3) The secretary of state may, by rule, adopt any future
changes to the standards incorporated by reference in subsection
(2).
Sec.
685. (1) (a) Every motor vehicle other than a
motorcycle or moped, shall be equipped with at least 2 head lamps
with at least 1 on each side of the front of the motor vehicle,
which head lamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations
set forth in this chapter. An implement of husbandry manufactured
on or after January 1, 2007 shall comply with section 684a.
(2) (b) Every motorcycle and moped shall be equipped with
at
least 1 and not more than 2 head lamps which shall comply with the
requirements and limitations of this chapter.
(3) (c) Every head lamp, upon every motor vehicle,
including
every motorcycle and moped, shall be located at a height measured
from the center of the head lamp of not more than 54 inches nor
less than 24 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle
stands.
(4) (d) When a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as
required in this section is also equipped with auxiliary lamps or a
spot lamp or any other lamp on the front of the motor vehicle
projecting a beam of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower, not
more than a total of 4 of those lamps on the front of a vehicle
shall be lighted at a time when upon a highway.
(5) (e) A motor vehicle licensed as an historic vehicle is
exempt from the requirements of this section if the vehicle as
originally equipped failed to meet these requirements. An historic
vehicle shall not be operated in violation of section 684.
Sec. 686. (1) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole
trailer, or vehicle which is being drawn in a train of vehicles
shall be equipped with at least 1 rear lamp mounted on the rear,
which, when lighted as required by this act, shall emit a red light
plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear.
(2) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be constructed
and placed so as to illuminate with a white light the rear
registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of
50 feet to the rear. A tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any
separate lamp for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall
be wired so as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary
driving lamps are lighted.
(3) A motor vehicle licensed as an historic vehicle is exempt
from the requirements of this section if the vehicle as originally
equipped failed to meet these requirements.
(4) When operated or moved on a highway at the times specified
in section 684, an implement of husbandry shall meet either of the
following requirements:
(a) For implements of husbandry manufactured before January 1,
2007, the following:
(i) (a) Display lighted rear lamps which meet the
requirements of subsection (1).
(ii) (b) Be accompanied by a vehicle which follows behind
the
implement of husbandry at a distance of not more than 50 feet,
illuminates the implement of husbandry with the vehicle's
headlights, and displays on the rear of the vehicle lighted rear
lamps as required by this section.
(b) For implements of husbandry manufactured on or after
January 1, 2007, the provisions of section 684a.
(5) A pickup camper shall be attached to the motor vehicle in
a manner so that the registration plate of the motor vehicle is
clearly visible.
Sec. 688. (1) In addition to other equipment required in this
chapter, the following vehicles shall be equipped as provided in
this section under the conditions stated in section 687:
(a)
On every bus or truck, whatever its size, there shall be
the
following: On on
the rear, 2 red reflectors, 1 on each side,
and 1 red or amber stop light.
(b) On every bus or truck 80 inches or more in overall width,
in
addition to the requirements in paragraph
subdivision (a),
the
following:
(i) On the front, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side.
(ii) On the rear, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side.
(iii) On each side, 2 side marker lamps, 1 at or near the front
and 1 at or near the rear.
(iv) On each side, 2 reflectors, 1 at or near the front and 1
at or near the rear.
(v) Three identification lamps, mounted on the vertical
centerline of the vehicle or the vertical centerline of the cab
where different from the centerline of the vehicle, except that,
where the cab is not more than 42 inches wide at the front
roofline, a single lamp at the center of the cab shall be
considered to comply with the requirements for identification
lamps. The identification lamps or their mounts shall not extend
below the top of the vehicle windshield.
(c) On every truck tractor, the following:
(i) On the front, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side.
(ii) On the rear, 1 stop light.
(d) On every trailer, pickup camper, or semitrailer having a
gross weight in excess of 3,000 pounds, the following:
(i) On the front, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side.
(ii) On each side, 2 side marker lamps, 1 at or near the front
and 1 at or near the rear.
(iii) On each side, 2 reflectors, 1 at or near the front and 1
at or near the rear.
(iv) On the rear, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side, also 2
reflectors, 1 at each side, and 1 stop light.
(e) On every poletrailer, the following:
(i) On each side, 1 side marker lamp and 1 clearance lamp which
may be in combination, to show to the front, side, or rear.
(ii) On the rear of the poletrailer or load, 2 reflectors, 1 on
each side.
(f) On every trailer, pickup camper, or semitrailer weighing
3,000
pounds gross or less, : On on
the rear, 2 reflectors, 1 on
each side if any trailer or semitrailer is so loaded or is of such
dimensions as to obscure the stop light on the towing vehicle, then
such vehicle shall also be equipped with 1 stop light.
(g)
When Subject to subsection (3), when operated on the
highway, every vehicle which has a maximum potential speed of 25
miles an hour, implement of husbandry, farm tractor, or special
mobile equipment shall be identified with a reflective device as
follows:
(i) An equilateral triangle in shape, at least 16 inches wide
at the base and at least 14 inches in height: with a dark red
border, at least 1-3/4 inches wide of highly reflective beaded
material. ;
(ii) A center triangle, at least 12-1/4 inches on each side of
yellow-orange fluorescent material.
(2) The device described in subdivision (g) shall be mounted
on the rear of the vehicle, broad base down, not less than 3 feet
nor more than 5 feet above the ground and as near the center of the
vehicle as possible. The use of this reflective device is
restricted to use on slow moving vehicles specified in this
section, and use of such reflective device on any other type of
vehicle or stationary object on the highway is prohibited. On the
rear, at each side, red reflectors or reflectorized material
visible from all distances within 500 to 50 feet to the rear when
directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps.
(3) An implement of husbandry manufactured on or after January
1, 2007 shall comply with section 684a.
Sec. 695. All vehicles, including animal-drawn vehicles,
implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, and farm
tractors, not otherwise required under this act to be equipped with
head or rear lamps, shall at the times specified in section 684 be
in compliance with either of the following:
(a) For implements of husbandry manufactured before January 1,
2007, be equipped with at least 1 lighted lamp exhibiting a white
light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the
vehicle and with a lamp exhibiting a red light visible from a
distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(b) For implements of husbandry manufactured on or after
January 1, 2007, be in compliance with section 684a.