Idaho § 49-925 - Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 49-925 — Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-925. Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles
The head lamp upon every motor-driven cycle may be of the single-beam or multiple-beam type, but in either event shall comply with the requirements and limitations as follows:
(1) Every head lamp on a motor-driven cycle shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or a vehicle at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at any speed less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and at a distance of not less than two hundred (200) feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at a speed of twenty-five (25) or more miles per hour, and at a distance of three hundred (300) feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at a speed of thirty-five (35) miles or more per hour.
(2) In the event a motor-driven cycle is equipped with multiple-beam head lamps, the beams shall meet the minimum requirements set forth above and shall not exceed the limitations set forth in section 49-922 , Idaho Code.
(3) In the event a motor-driven cycle is equipped with a single-beam lamp, the lamp shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of light, at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead, shall project higher than the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes.
[49-925, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 251, p. 701.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 49-925 cover?
Section 49-925 ("Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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