Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-215

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Lamps on farm tractors - Farm equipment and implements

Official statutory text

of husbandry.

A. Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment

unit or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric

lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201

of this title, be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white

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light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five

hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle and shall also be

equipped with at least one lamp displaying a red light visible when

lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to

the rear of such vehicle.

B. Every self-propelled unit of farm equipment not equipped

with an electric lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in

Section 12-201 of this title, in addition to the lamps required in

subsection A of this section, be equipped with two red reflectors

visible from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one

hundred (100) feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful

upper beams of head lamps.

C. Every combination of farm tractor and towed unit of farm

equipment or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric

lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201

of this title, be equipped with the following lamps:

1. At least one lamp mounted to indicate as nearly as

practicable the extreme left projection of said combination and

displaying a white light visible when lighted from a distance of not

less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of said combination;

and

2. Two lamps each displaying a red light visible when lighted

from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear

of said combination or, as an alternative, at least one lamp

displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not

less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear thereof and two red

reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred (600) feet

to one hundred (100) feet to the rear thereof when illuminated by

the upper beams of head lamps.

D. Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm

equipment or implement of husbandry equipped with an electric

lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201

of this title, be equipped with two single-beam or multiple-beam

head lamps meeting the requirements of Section 12-203.3 of this

title or, as an alternative, Section 12-602.1 of this title, and at

least one red lamp visible when lighted from a distance of not less

than five hundred (500) feet to the rear; provided, however, that

every such self-propelled unit of farm equipment other than a farm

tractor shall have two such red lamps or, as an alternative, one

such red lamp and two red reflectors visible from all distances

within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet when

directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

E. Every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment

or towed implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting

system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201 of this

title, be equipped with lamps as follows:

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1. The farm tractor element of every such combination shall be

equipped as required in subsection D of this section.

2. The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry

element of such combination shall be equipped with two red lamps

visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred

(500) feet to the rear or, as an alternative, two red reflectors

visible from all distances within six hundred (600) to one hundred
ation shall be

equipped as required in subsection D of this section.

2. The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry

element of such combination shall be equipped with two red lamps

visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred

(500) feet to the rear or, as an alternative, two red reflectors

visible from all distances within six hundred (600) to one hundred

(100) feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams

of head lamps.

3. Said combinations shall also be equipped with a lamp

displaying a white or amber light, of any shade of color between

white and amber, visible when lighted from a distance of not less

than five hundred (500) feet to the front and a lamp displaying a

red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five

hundred (500) feet to the rear.

F. The lamps and reflectors required in subsections A through E

of this section shall be so positioned as to show from front and

rear as nearly as practicable the extreme projection of the vehicle

carrying them on the side of the roadway used in passing such

vehicle. If a farm tractor, or a unit of farm equipment, whether

self-propelled or towed, is equipped with two or more lamps or

reflectors visible from the front or two or more lamps or reflectors

visible from the rear, such lamps or reflectors shall be so

positioned that the extreme projections both to the left and to the

right of said vehicle shall be indicated as nearly as practicable.

G. Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment

unit or implement of husbandry may be equipped with a flashing,

strobe-light-type device that when lighted is visible from a

distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of

the vehicle or from a distance of not less than five hundred (500)

feet to the rear of the vehicle.

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