Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.
347.16 - Clearance lamps and reflectors.

347.16 Clearance lamps and reflectors.
(1) No person shall operate on a highway during hours of darkness any vehicle, except automobiles, having a width at any part in excess of 80 inches unless such vehicle is equipped with:
(a) Two clearance lamps mounted on the front of the vehicle so as to be visible from the front; and
(b) Two clearance lamps mounted on the rear of the vehicle so as to be visible from the rear; and
(c) Two reflectors mounted on the rear of the vehicle in such a manner as to indicate as nearly as possible the extreme width of the vehicle.
(2) No person shall operate any of the following vehicles on a highway during hours of darkness unless such vehicles are equipped as indicated:
(a) Every truck tractor shall carry on the front 2 clearance lamps, one at each side.
(b) Every trailer or semitrailer shall carry on the rear 2 reflectors, one on each side.
(3) Reflectorized material extending across the full width of the vehicle and otherwise meeting the mounting and visibility specifications for reflectors may be used in lieu of the reflectors required by this section.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.

347.01 - Words and phrases defined.

347.02 - Applicability of chapter.

347.03 - Sale of prohibited equipment unlawful.

347.04 - Owner responsible for improperly equipped vehicle.

347.05 - Reciprocity agreements as to equipment.

347.06 - When lighted lamps required.

347.07 - Special restrictions on lamps and the use thereof.

347.08 - Determining the visibility distance and mounted height of lamps.

347.09 - Headlamps on motor vehicles.

347.10 - Headlamp specifications for motor vehicles other than mopeds and motor bicycles.

347.11 - Headlamp specifications for mopeds and motor bicycles.

347.115 - Modulating headlamps for motorcycles, motor bicycles or mopeds.

347.12 - Use of multiple-beam headlamps.

347.13 - Tail lamps and registration plate lamps.

347.14 - Stop lamps.

347.145 - Deceleration warning lights for motorcycles, motor bicycles, mopeds or motor buses.

347.15 - Direction signal lamps or devices.

347.16 - Clearance lamps and reflectors.

347.17 - Color of clearance and marker lamps and reflectors.

347.18 - Mounting of clearance lamps and reflectors.

347.19 - Visibility of clearance lamps and reflectors.

347.20 - Lamp or flag on projecting load or fixture.

347.21 - Lamps and flags on trains of agricultural vehicles.

347.22 - Lamps on farm tractors, self-propelled implements of husbandry, and lightweight utility vehicles.

347.23 - Lamps on highway maintenance equipment.

347.24 - Lamps and reflectors on nonmotor vehicles and equipment.

347.245 - Identification emblem on certain slow moving vehicles.

347.25 - Special warning lamps on vehicles.

347.26 - Restrictions on certain optional lighting equipment.

347.27 - When lighted lamps required on parked vehicles.

347.28 - Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices.

347.29 - Display of warning devices for certain vehicles when standing on highway.

347.30 - Penalty for violating lighting equipment requirements.

347.35 - Brakes.

347.36 - Performance ability of brakes.

347.37 - Brake fluid, sale regulation.

347.38 - Horns and warning devices.

347.385 - Auxiliary lamps on emergency vehicles; traffic control signal emergency preemption devices.

347.39 - Mufflers.

347.40 - Mirrors.

347.41 - Speed indicators.

347.413 - Ignition interlock device tampering; failure to install.

347.415 - Odometer tampering.

347.417 - Immobilization device tampering.

347.42 - Windshield wipers.

347.43 - Safety glass.

347.435 - Vehicle monitoring and feedback.

347.44 - Painting requirements for school buses; restrictions as to painting of other vehicles.

347.445 - Crossing gates for school buses.

347.447 - Additional safety mirrors on school buses.

347.45 - Tire equipment.

347.455 - Modifications to height of vehicle.

347.46 - Fenders and mudguards.

347.47 - Drawbars, trailer hitches and mobile home couplings.

347.475 - Airbags, prohibited practices.

347.48 - Safety belts and child safety restraint systems.

347.485 - Protective headgear for use on motorcycles.

347.486 - General requirements.

347.487 - Seating requirements.

347.488 - Moped equipment.

347.489 - Lamps and other equipment on bicycles and other vehicles and devices.

347.49 - Equipment of vehicles transporting flammable liquids.

347.50 - Penalties.