Texas Transportation Code

§ 547.333 — MULTIPLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

TN § 547.333Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. E. GENERAL LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES

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(a)Unless provided otherwise, a headlamp, auxiliary driving lamp, auxiliary passing lamp, or combination of those lamps mounted on a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or moped:

(1)shall be arranged so that the operator can select at will between distributions of light projected at different elevations; and

(2)may be arranged so that the operator can select the distribution automatically.

(b)A lamp identified by Subsection (a) shall produce:

(1)an uppermost distribution of light or composite beam that is aimed and emits light sufficient to reveal a person or vehicle at a distance of at least 450 feet ahead during all conditions of loading; and

(2)a lowermost distribution of light or composite beam that:

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2019.