Idaho Code § 62-421
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62-421 EQUIPMENT OF TRACK MOTOR CARS WITH SPECIFIED ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Official statutory text
62-421. Equipment of track motor cars with specified electric lights. Every individual, firm or corporation, operating or controlling any railroad which is a common carrier shall equip each of its track motor cars operated during the period thirty (30) minutes before sunset to thirty (30) minutes after sunrise with:
(1) An electric headlight of sufficient candle power to enable the operator of the car to plainly discern any track obstruction, landmark, warning sign or grade crossing at a distance not less than 300 feet.
(2) A red rear electric light of sufficient candle power to be plainly visible at a distance not less than 300 feet.
History:
[62-421, added 1953, ch. 89, sec. 2, p. 119.]
(1) An electric headlight of sufficient candle power to enable the operator of the car to plainly discern any track obstruction, landmark, warning sign or grade crossing at a distance not less than 300 feet.
(2) A red rear electric light of sufficient candle power to be plainly visible at a distance not less than 300 feet.
History:
[62-421, added 1953, ch. 89, sec. 2, p. 119.]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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