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.
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