§ 316.430, Fla. Stat.

Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment

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316.430 Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment. — (1) Every motorcycle other than a motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with multiple-beam road-lighting equipment. (2) Such equipment shall: (a) Reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 300 feet ahead when the uppermost distribution of light is selected; (b) Reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 150 feet ahead when the lowermost distribution of light is selected. On a straight, level road under any condition of loading none of the high intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver. (3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318. History. — s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 227, ch. 99-248. Note. — Former s. 316.248.

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