DELAWARE Headlights Law
1. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device on a motor vehicle (other than headlamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing front direction signals) which projects a beam oflight of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower must be so directed that the beam will not strike the level of the road at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle.
2. Flashing lights are not allowed except for emergency vehicles and other special classifications. Headlights are required any time windshield wipers are in use.
3. In addition to at least two headlights and one tail light, vehicles in Delaware are allowed to have additional lighting including not more than two fog lights (see below).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Every vehicle upon a highway within this State at any time from sunset to sunrise, or during fog, smoke, rain or when windshield wipers are in use because of weather conditions or at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices, exclusive of parking lamps, as hereinafter respectively required for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least 2 head lamps with at least 1 on each side of the front of the motorvehicle, which head lamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this chapter.
(b) Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least 1 and not more than 2 head lamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this chapter.
(c) Every head lamp upon every motor vehicle, including every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle, shall be located at a height measured from the center of the headlamp of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches, to be measured as set forth in § 4332(b) of this title.
(a) Every new motor vehicle hereafter sold and operated upon a highway, other than a truck tractor, shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, 2 red reflectors, except that every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall carry at least 1 reflector meeting the requirements of this section, and except that vehicles of the type mentioned in § 4338 of this title shall be equipped with reflectors as required in those sections applicable thereto.
COLORS RESTRICTIONS
All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except the stoplight or other signal device, which may be red, amber or yellow, and except that the light illuminating the license plate shall be white and the lightemitted by a backup lamp shall be white or amber.
(a) Spot lamps. — Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 2 spotlamps, and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching anothervehicle that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle.
(b) Fog lamps. — Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 2 foglamps mounted on the front at a height not less than 12 inches nor more than 30 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of thevehicle shall at a distance of 25 feet ahead project higher than a level of 4 inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the above requirements may be used with lower head lamp beams as specified in § 4349 of this title.
(c) Auxiliary passing lamp. — Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 1 auxiliary passing lamp mounted on the front at a height not less than 24 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. Section 4349 of this title shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary passinglamps.
(d) Auxiliary driving lamp. — Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 1 auxiliary driving lamp mounted on the front at a height not less than 16 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. Section 4349 of this title shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary drivinglamps.
OTHER RULES
HEADLIGHTS: 2 MINIMUM
§ minimum height: 24 inches
§ maximum height: 54 inches
§ minimum height: 20 inches
§ maximum height: 72 inches
§ minimum height: 12 inches
§ maximum height: 30 inches
§ minimum height: 24 inches
§ maximum height: 42 inches
§ minimum height: 16 inches
§ maximum height: 42 inches
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