Sec. 12-218. Auxiliary accent lighting on motorcycles.

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(a)A motorcycle registered in this State may be equipped with, and a person operating the motorcycle may use, standard bulb running lights or light-emitting diode (L.E.D.) pods and strips as auxiliary lighting with the intent of protecting the driver.

(b)Auxiliary lighting authorized under subsection

(a)of this Section:

(1)shall not project a beam of light of an intensity greater than 25 candlepower or

its equivalent from a single lamp or single light-emitting diode (L.E.D.);

(2)shall not be directed horizontally;

(3)shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the surface

on which the motorcycle stands at a distance of more than 10 feet from the motorcycle;

(4)shall be directed towards the ground;

(5)shall not emit blue light, but may emit red light only while the stop lamp on the

motorcycle is illuminated and motorcycle is in the course of braking;

(6)shall not be:

(A)blinking;

(B)flashing;

(C)oscillating; or

(D)rotating; and

(7)shall not be attached to the wheels of the motorcycle.