New Hampshire Revised Statutes 265:113 – Reflective Warning Devices
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Every truck, bus, or truck-tractor, over 10,000 pounds manufactured gross vehicle weight, when driven outside of the lighted area of towns and cities shall be equipped with 3 bidirectional reflective warning devices approved by the director and in compliance with title 49 C.F.R. part 393.95(F) of the motor carrier safety regulations. These warning devices shall be utilized as follows, except when stopping momentarily under conditions described in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:112:
I. On divided highways and one-way roads a warning device shall be placed within 10 feet of the rear of the vehicle, one warning device shall be placed 100 feet and one warning device 200 feet in the direction of on-coming traffic on the traffic side of vehicle.
II. On all other ways one warning device shall be placed 10 feet on the front or rear of the vehicle on the traffic side, one warning device shall be placed 100 feet to the rear and one warning device 100 feet to the front of the vehicle on the traffic side.
I. On divided highways and one-way roads a warning device shall be placed within 10 feet of the rear of the vehicle, one warning device shall be placed 100 feet and one warning device 200 feet in the direction of on-coming traffic on the traffic side of vehicle.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 265:113
- Bus: shall mean every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers and used for transportation of persons; and every motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:7
- Director: shall mean the director of the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:20
- Traffic: shall mean pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any way for purposes of travel. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:110
- Truck: shall mean every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:115-b
- Truck-tractor: shall mean any vehicle designed and intended primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the vehicle and load so drawn, except that a truck-tractor engaged in the transportation of automobiles may transport motor vehicles on a part of the power unit. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:116
- Vehicle: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:122
II. On all other ways one warning device shall be placed 10 feet on the front or rear of the vehicle on the traffic side, one warning device shall be placed 100 feet to the rear and one warning device 100 feet to the front of the vehicle on the traffic side.