Title 40, Chapter 8, Section 28
( 40-8-28)
(a) When a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway
during the hours between a half-hour after sunset and a half-hour
before sunrise, and there is sufficient light to reveal any person
or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such street or highway,
no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle. (b) When a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder
adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours
between a half-hour after sunset and a half-hour before sunrise and
there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within
a distance of 500 feet upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or
stopped shall be equipped with one or more lights meeting the
following requirements: at least one light shall display a white or
amber light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the
vehicle, and the same light or at least one other light shall
display a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear
of the vehicle; and the location of such light or lights shall
always be such that at least one light or combination of lights
meeting the requirements of this Code section is installed as near
as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to
passing traffic. This subsection shall not apply to a motor driven
cycle. (c) If a vehicle is manufactured with two lights meeting the
requirements of subsection (b) of this Code section, both such
lights shall be maintained in good working order. (d) Any lighted headlights upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed
or dimmed. |