Section 305.55. Lighting devices.

 

(1)  Every vehicle shall be equipped with all lamps and reflectors required by ch. 347 , Stats. , and this section. Required lamps shall be capable of being operated at all times.

(2)  Every vehicle shall be equipped with clearance lamps, sidemarker lamps and reflectors as follows:

(a) Truck tractors and road tractors shall be equipped with 2 clearance lamps on the front of the vehicle and with an amber side marker lamp on each side of the vehicle as far to the front as practicable.

(b) Motor trucks, trailers and semitrailers whose overall width is more than 80 inches shall be equipped with 2 clearance lamps on the front and 2 clearance lamps on the rear of the vehicle; 2 reflectors on the rear of the vehicle; and on each side of the vehicle, 2 side marker lamps mounted so as to identify as nearly as possible the extreme length of the vehicle.

(c) Motor trucks, trailers and semitrailers whose overall width is 80 inches or less shall be equipped with 2 reflectors on the rear of the vehicle and on each side of the vehicle, 2 side marker lamps mounted so as to identify as nearly as possible the extreme length of the vehicle.

(d) Clearance lamps, sidemarker lamps and reflectors shall conform to the color, mounting and visibility requirements specified in ss. 347.17 , 347.18 and 347.19 , Stats.

(3)  Three identification lamps shall be mounted horizontally at the vertical center line on the front and rear of every motor truck which is 80 or more inches in overall width, on the front of every truck tractor or road tractor which is 80 or more inches in overall width, and on the rear of every trailer or semitrailer which is 80 or more inches in overall width. A truck tractor or road tractor need not be equipped with rear identification lamps. The lamps shall be mounted as close as practicable to the top of the vehicle and at the same height. The color of front identification lamps shall be amber and the color of rear identification lamps shall be red.

(4)  All lamps shall be permanently and securely mounted on a permanent part of the vehicle, except that temporary lamps mounted on projecting loads need not be permanently mounted.

(5)  Reflectorized material extending across the full width of the vehicle which meets the mounting and visibility specifications of ss. 347.18 and 347.19 , Stats., may be used in lieu of the reflectors required by s. 347.16 , Stats.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96.