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TX Transportation code: Sec. 547.101. RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL. (a) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.
(b) The department may adopt standards for vehicle equipment to:
(1) protect the public from unreasonable risk of death or injury; and
(2) enforce safety standards of the United States as permitted under the federal motor vehicle act.
Code of Federal Regulations:
Additional Lamp(s) Required on All Passenger Cars, and on Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles (MPV), Trucks, and Buses, Less Than 2032 MM in Overall Width and With a GVWR of 10,000 Lbs or Less
High mounted stop lamp 1 Red, or 2 red where exceptions apply. See Section 6.1.1.2 On the rear including glazing, with the lamp center on the vertical centerline as viewed from the rear Not less than 34 inches except for passenger cars. See Section 6.1.4.1 Steady burning.
Must only be activated upon application of the service brakes or may be activated by a device designed to retard the motion of the vehicle.
And Case Law
Starrin v. State, 2005 WL 3343875 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 2005, no pet.).
TX Transportation code: Sec. 547.101. RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL. (a) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.
(b) The department may adopt standards for vehicle equipment to:
(1) protect the public from unreasonable risk of death or injury; and
(2) enforce safety standards of the United States as permitted under the federal motor vehicle act.
Code of Federal Regulations:
Additional Lamp(s) Required on All Passenger Cars, and on Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles (MPV), Trucks, and Buses, Less Than 2032 MM in Overall Width and With a GVWR of 10,000 Lbs or Less
High mounted stop lamp 1 Red, or 2 red where exceptions apply. See Section 6.1.1.2 On the rear including glazing, with the lamp center on the vertical centerline as viewed from the rear Not less than 34 inches except for passenger cars. See Section 6.1.4.1 Steady burning.
Must only be activated upon application of the service brakes or may be activated by a device designed to retard the motion of the vehicle.
And Case Law
Starrin v. State, 2005 WL 3343875 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 2005, no pet.).
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