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Farm equipment and tractors
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.210-2005, SEC.29.
See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.148-2005,
SEC.1.
Sec. 11. (a) A farm tractor and a self-propelled farm equipment
unit or an implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily
in a farm field or on farm premises, when operated on a highway and
not equipped with an electric lighting system, must, at all times
required by IC 9-21-7-2, be equipped with the following:
(1) At least one (1) lamp displaying a white light visible from
a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of
the vehicle.
(2) At least one (1) lamp displaying a red light visible from a
distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of
the vehicle.
(3) Two (2) red reflectors visible from a distance of one
hundred (100) feet to six hundred (600) feet to the rear when
illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.
The lights required by this subsection must be positioned so that one
(1) lamp showing to the front and one (1) lamp or reflector showing
to the rear will indicate the furthest projection of the tractor, unit, or
implement on the side of the road used in passing the vehicle.
(b) A combination of farm tractor and towed unit of farm
equipment or implement of agriculture designed to be operated
primarily in a farm field or on farm premises, when operated on a
highway and not equipped with an electric lighting system, must, at
all times required by IC 9-21-7-2, be equipped with two (2) red
reflectors that meet the following requirements:
(1) Are visible from a distance of one hundred (100) feet to six
hundred (600) feet to the rear when illuminated by the upper
beams of head lamps.
(2) Are mounted in a manner so as to indicate as nearly as
practicable the extreme left and right rear projections of the
towed unit or implement on the highway.
(c) A farm tractor and a self-propelled unit of farm equipment or
an implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a
farm field or on farm premises, when operated on a highway and
equipped with an electric lighting system, must, at all times required
by IC 9-21-7-2, be equipped with the following:
(1) Two (2) single-beam or multiple-beam head lamps meeting
the requirements of section 20 or 21 of this chapter or
IC 9-21-7-9.
(2) Two (2) red lamps visible from a distance of not less than
five hundred (500) feet to the rear, or in the alternative, one (1)
red lamp visible from a distance of not less than five hundred
(500) feet to the rear and two (2) red reflectors visible from a
distance of one hundred (100) feet to six hundred (600) feet to
the rear when illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.
The red lamps or reflectors must be mounted in the rear of the farm
tractor or self-propelled implement of agriculture so as to indicate as
nearly as practicable the extreme left and right projections of the
vehicle on the highways.
(d) A combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or
towed implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in
a farm field or on farm premises, when operated on a highway and
equipped with an electric lighting system, must, at all times required
by IC 9-21-7-2, be equipped as follows:
(1) The farm tractor element of each combination must be
equipped with two (2) single-beam or multiple-beam head
lamps meeting the requirements of section 20 or 21 of this
chapter or IC 9-21-7-9.
(2) The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of
agriculture element of each combination must be equipped with
the following:
(A) Two (2) red lamps visible from a distance of not less
than five hundred (500) feet to the rear, or as an alternative,
one (1) red lamp visible from a distance of not less than five
hundred (500) feet to the rear.
(B) Two (2) red reflectors visible from a distance of one
hundred (100) feet to six hundred (600) feet to the rear when
illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.
The red lamps or reflectors must be located so as to indicate as
nearly as practicable the extreme left and right rear projections
of the towed unit or implement on the highway.
(3) A combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or
towed implement of agriculture equipped with an electric
lighting system must be equipped with the following:
(A) A lamp displaying a white or an amber light, or any
shade of color between white and amber, visible from a
distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front.
(B) A lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of
not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear.
The lamps must be installed or capable of being positioned so
as to indicate to the front and rear the furthest projection of that
combination on the side of the road used by other vehicles in
passing that combination.
(e) A farm tractor, a self-propelled farm equipment unit, or an
implement of agriculture must not display blinding field or flood
lights when operated on a highway.
(f) All rear lighting requirements may be satisfied by having a
vehicle with flashing lights immediately trail farm equipment in
accordance with IC 9-21-7-11.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.91;
P.L.127-1995, SEC.1; P.L.210-2005, SEC.29.
Last modified: May 27, 2006