New Hampshire Revised Statutes 266:113 – Equipment Required of Street Rods
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I. A vehicle registered as a street rod shall be equipped as prescribed by N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 266 and state of New Hampshire official inspection station rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, as they may be applicable to vehicles whose model year is prior to the year 1949.
II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, street rods shall be equipped with the following:
(a) Hydraulic service brakes on all wheels.
(b) Sealed beam or halogen headlamps.
(c) Seat belts for all passengers.
(d) Turn signal lamps and switch.
(e) Safety glass or Lexan.
(f) Electric or vacuum windshield wiper located in front of the driver.
(g) Parking brake operating on at least 2 wheels on the same axle.
III. Notwithstanding the requirements of this subdivision, bumpers, fenders, and hoods shall be optional equipment. Exhaust systems discharging along the side of the vehicle shall be allowed, provided the exhaust discharge point is to the rear of the rear edge of the front door and such system shall exit exhaust gas away from the vehicle.
IV. The ground clearance for a street rod shall be such that the vehicle shall be able to be in motion and functional while on its 4 rims on a flat surface, and no part of the suspension, steering or chassis shall touch that surface. The director may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, as are necessary to implement the provisions of this subdivision.
II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, street rods shall be equipped with the following:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 266:113
- Director: shall mean the director of the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:20
- Driver: shall mean a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle as defined in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:25
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Safety glass: shall mean glass so treated or combined with other materials as to reduce, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from external sources or by glass when the glass is cracked or broken. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:94
- State: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:106 - Street rod: shall mean a vehicle, the body and frame of which were manufactured prior to the year 1949 and which has been modified for safe road use, or a replica thereof which has also been modified for safe road use. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:106-a
- Suspension: shall mean the temporary withdrawal by formal action of the department or of a court of competent jurisdiction of a person's driver's license or privilege to drive a vehicle on the ways of this state, or any other license, registration or permit issued by the department, which temporary withdrawal shall be for a period specifically designated by the department or court and until the reissuance of the license, registration, permit or privilege. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:107
- Vehicle: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:122
(a) Hydraulic service brakes on all wheels.
(b) Sealed beam or halogen headlamps.
(c) Seat belts for all passengers.
(d) Turn signal lamps and switch.
(e) Safety glass or Lexan.
(f) Electric or vacuum windshield wiper located in front of the driver.
(g) Parking brake operating on at least 2 wheels on the same axle.
III. Notwithstanding the requirements of this subdivision, bumpers, fenders, and hoods shall be optional equipment. Exhaust systems discharging along the side of the vehicle shall be allowed, provided the exhaust discharge point is to the rear of the rear edge of the front door and such system shall exit exhaust gas away from the vehicle.
IV. The ground clearance for a street rod shall be such that the vehicle shall be able to be in motion and functional while on its 4 rims on a flat surface, and no part of the suspension, steering or chassis shall touch that surface. The director may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, as are necessary to implement the provisions of this subdivision.