Section 22-224.1 - Lighting equipment on motorcycles. - Maryland Statutes

§ 22-224.1. Lighting equipment on motorcycles.
 

(a)  "Motorcycle" defined.- In this section, "motorcycle" includes Class M (multipurpose) vehicles that are designated by the Administrator. 

(b)  Requirements.- The headlamp or headlamps on a motorcycle may be of the single-beam or multiple-beam type, but in either event shall comply with the following requirements and limitations: 

(1) The headlamp or headlamps on a motorcycle shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or a vehicle at a distance of: 

(i) Not less than 100 feet, when the motorcycle is operated at any speed of less than 25 miles an hour; 

(ii) Not less than 200 feet, when the motorcycle is operated at a speed of 25 to 34 miles an hour; and 

(iii) Not less than 300 feet, when the motorcycle is operated at a speed of 35 miles an hour or more; 

(2) If the motorcycle is equipped with a multiple-beam headlamp or headlamps, the upper beam shall meet the minimum requirements set forth above and may not exceed the limitations set forth in § 22-222 (a) (1) of this subtitle, and the lowermost beam shall meet the requirements applicable to a lowermost distribution of light as set forth in § 22-222 (a) (2) of this subtitle; and 

(3) If the motorcycle is equipped with a single-beam lamp or lamps, the lamp or lamps shall be so aimed that, when the vehicle is loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of light, at a distance of 25 feet ahead, projects higher than the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 661/2, § 12-224.1; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; 1982, ch. 300; 1988, ch. 6, § 1; 1989, ch. 5, § 1.]