N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-33.13 - Commercial vehicle inspection: reflectors
(a)
Reflectors are devices designed and used on vehicles to give an indication to
an approaching driver by reflected light.
(b) Reflectors shall be of a type approved as
meeting the standards of the United States Department of Transportation or, for
motor vehicles manufactured prior to the adoption of such standards, the
standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The letters "SAE" and the
letter "A" (for Class A reflectors) or the letter "B" (for Class B reflectors),
along with the manufacturer's name or trademark, are on such reflectors in most
cases.
(c) Passenger vehicles
manufactured before July 2, 1954, shall have one Class A or Class B red
reflector mounted on the rear of the vehicle.
(d) Passenger automobiles manufactured after
July 1, 1954, shall have two Class A red or two Class B red reflectors mounted
on the rear of the vehicle on each side of the vertical centerline at the same
level and as widely spaced laterally as practical.
(e) All passenger automobiles with commercial
registration and all trucks and buses shall have two Class A red reflectors
mounted on the rear of the vehicle on each side of the vertical centerline at
the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practical.
(f) A truck or bus 80 inches or more in width
manufactured after January 1, 1965, shall have one Class A amber reflector
mounted on each side of the vehicle as far to the front as practicable and one
Class A red reflector mounted on each side of the vehicle as far to the rear as
practicable.
(g) The mounted height
of a reflector shall be not less than 15 inches nor more than 60 inches from
the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. Reflectors shall be
permanently and securely mounted on a permanent part of the vehicle.
(h) Any reflector, otherwise properly
mounted, may be securely installed on flexible strapping or belting provided
that under conditions of normal operation it reflects light in the required
direction.
(i) The mounted height
of a reflector shall be measured from the center of the reflector to the level
surface upon which the vehicle stands.
Notes
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