Sec. 701.
Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light not supplemented by auxiliary driving lamps shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to the effective date of this act in lieu of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment herein specified if the single distribution of light complies with the following requirements and limitations:
1. The head lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall at a distance of 25 feet ahead project higher than a level of 5 inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than 42 inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of 75 feet ahead.
2. The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)
300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)
300-1949-VI-EQUIPMENT - Equipment (257.683... 257.714b)
Section 257.684 - Head Lamps; Lighting, Distance, Height.
Section 257.684a - Implement of Husbandry; Sale; Requirements; Posting Standards.
Section 257.685 - Head Lamps; Number; Modulator; Height; Auxiliary, Spot, or Other Lamp; Exemption.
Section 257.686 - Rear Lamps; Exemption; Requirements for Implement of Husbandry; Pickup Camper.
Section 257.687 - Special Lamps for Passenger Buses, Trucks and Trailers.
Section 257.688 - Additional Lights or Reflectors on Vehicles.
Section 257.689 - Clearance and Marker Lamps and Reflectors; Color.
Section 257.690 - Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, and Side Marker Lamps; Mounting.
Section 257.691 - Clearance and Marker Lamps and Reflectors; Visibility.
Section 257.692 - Combination Vehicles; Obstructed Lights, Lighting Requirements.
Section 257.693 - Lamp or Flag on Projecting Load.
Section 257.694 - Parked Vehicles; Lighting.
Section 257.695 - Minimum Lighting for All Vehicles.
Section 257.696 - Spot Lamps; Fog Lamps.
Section 257.697 - Signal Lamps or Devices; Exemption.
Section 257.697a - Sale or Operation of Certain Vehicles Unlawful; Exception.
Section 257.697b - Rear Stop Lamps.
Section 257.698a - Vehicular Traffic Hazard; Front and Rear Warning Lamps.
Section 257.699 - Multiple Beam Road Lighting Equipment; Requirements and Limitations.
Section 257.700 - Multiple-Beam Road Lighting Equipment; Oncoming Traffic; Intensity.
Section 257.701 - Single-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment; Intensity.
Section 257.703 - Slow-Moving Vehicles; Reduced Lighting Power.
Section 257.704 - Special Restriction as to Direction of Certain Lights.
Section 257.705 - Brake Equipment.
Section 257.705a - Brake Fluid Specifications.
Section 257.707 - Muffler, Engine, Power Mechanism, and Exhaust System; Requirements; Prohibitions.
Section 257.707a - Definitions Used in MCL 257.707a to 257.707e.
Section 257.707b - Exhaust System; Requirements.
Section 257.707c - Noise Limitations; Prohibitions; Violation as Civil Infraction.
Section 257.707d - Violations; Penalties; Liability; Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 257.707e - Test Instrumentation and Procedures; Rules; Local Vehicle Noise Rules.
Section 257.707f - Appropriation.
Section 257.708a - Windshields; Goggles, Eyeglasses, or Face Shields.
Section 257.710a - Safety Belts and Restraining Devices; Standards, Rules and Regulations.
Section 257.710b - Safety Belts; Bolts and Brackets.
Section 257.710f - Adoption of Program to Encourage Compliance.
Section 257.710g - Child Car Seat Safety Grant Program; Establishment.
Section 257.711 - Safety Glass Required; Safety Plastic on Buses; “Safety Glass” Defined; Penalties.
Section 257.711a - Repealed. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
Section 257.712, 257.713 - Repealed. 2002, Act 282, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.
Section 257.714 - Repealed. 1980, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981.
Section 257.714a, 257.714b - Repealed. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005.