CHAPTER 652

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46-267, 46-269 and 46-271 of the Code
of Virginia, relating to lamps and lights on vehicles. rH 288)

Approved April 4, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 46-267, 46-269 and 46-271 of the Code of Virginia be amend-
ed and reenacted as follows:

§ 46-267. Rear lamps.—Every motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer
which is being drawn at the end of one or more other vehicles, or motor-
cycles shall carry at the rear a lamp capable of exhibiting a red light
plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of
five hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle and such rear lamp shall be
constructed and so mounted in its relation to the rear license plate as to
illuminate by a white light such license plate so that the same may be read
from a distance of fifty feet to the rear of such vehicle; or a separate
white light shall be so mounted as to illuminate and make visible such
rear license from a distance of fifty feet to the rear of such vehicle, such
rear light and/or special white light to be of a type that has been approved
by the superintendent.

§ 46-269. Lamps on other vehicles.—AIl vehicles not heretofore in
this article required to be equipped with specified lamps shall carry one
or more lamps or lanterns capable of projecting a white light to the front
and a red light to the rear visible under normal atmospheric conditions
from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front and rear of
such vehicles.

§ 46-271. Dimension or marker lights.—All motor vehicles exceed-
ing seven feet in height or in width or the widest portion of which extends
four inches beyond the front fender extremes shall be equipped with
lamps mounted at the extreme right and left hand front top corners of
such vehicle, each of which lamps shall be capable of projecting an amber
light visible under normal atmospheric conditions for a distance of at
least five hundred feet to the front of such vehicle, and shall be equipped
with lamps mounted at the extreme right and left hand rear top corners
of such vehicle, each of which lights shall be capable of projecting a red
light visible under normal atmospheric conditions for a distance of at
least five hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle. If the front or the rear
of such vehicle shall not be the widest portion of such vehicle the dimen-
sion or marker lights required in this section shall be mounted on the
widest portions of the vehicle with the amber lights herein required visible
from the front as herein required and the red lights herein required visible
from the rear as herein required. The lamps herein required shall be of a
type that has been approved by the superintendent. ,