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p is optically combined with a white front position lamp that has a projected luminous lens area of 200 cm 2 or less, it may conform to the light intensity distribution values shown in figure 1 when tested in accordance with section 5.1, or (ii) until September 1, 2020, SAE Standard J583, Front Fog Lamps (September 2016) (SAE Standard J583). (27) Despite section 6.4 of SAE Standard J2087, the light from a daytime running lamp shall be (a) if the lamp is optically combined with a parking lamp, white or yellow; (b) if produced by a turn signal lamp, yellow; and (c) in all other cases, white. Switching — Daytime Running Lamps (28) Subject to subsections (29) and (30), the daytime running lamps on a vehicle shall be activated not later than when the vehicle is set in motion under its own power and shall remain activated until the motors or engines used for the vehicle’s propulsion are switched off and as a result the vehicle enters a mode of operation other than “accessory” or “on”. (29) The daytime running lamps on a vehicle shall (a) be deactivated while the lower beam headlamps are activated to provide road illumination; (b) beginning on September 1, 2020, be deactivated while the front fog lamps provide road illumination after being activated by the driver; and (c) if they also serve as front turn signal lamps, (i) be deactivated on the side of the vehicle where a turn signal is activated, while that turn signal is activated, and (ii) be deactivated on both sides of the vehicle while the hazard warning signal is activated. (30) The daytime running lamps on a vehicle may be (a) deactivated while the parking brake is applied or the transmission control is in the park or neutral position and the vehicle is not in motion; (b) deactivated while the headlamps are being flashed for signalling purposes; (c) switched off manually, in which case they shall reactivate automatically, at the discretion of the manufacturer, either not later than when the vehicle travels more than 100 m or when the speed of the vehicle exceeds 10 km/h; and (d) wired to flash for signalling purposes. Motorcycle Running Lamps (31) The following lamps on a motorcycle shall be activated not later than when the motorcycle is set in motion under its own power and shall remain activated until the motorcycle’s main electrical system is turned off or until the motorcycle is put in the “accessory” mode of operation: (a) every tail lamp; (b) every licence plate lamp; and (c) every headlamp or, as an alternative, one or two lamps that conform to the requirements for dedicated daytime running lamps set out in SAE Standard J2087. TSD 108 (32) For the purposes of this section, “equipment” in TSD 108 shall be read as “component”. United Nations Regulations (33) For the purposes of this section, (a) “dipped beam” and “passing beam” in United Nations Regulations Nos. 8, 20, 31, 48, 53, 57, 72, 98, 112, 113 and 123 shall be read as “lower beam” or as “lower beam headlamp”, as the context requires; and (b) “driving beam” and “main beam” in United Nations Regulations Nos. 8, 20, 31, 48, 53, 57, 72, 98, 112, 113 and 123 shall be read as “upper beam” or as “upper beam headlamp”, as the context requires. SAE (34) For the purposes of section 7.3.1 of SAE Standard J2087 and section 5.2.5.1 of SAE Standard J583, “should” shall be interpreted as expressing an obligation. Transitional Provision (35) Despite subsections (1) to (34), a vehicle may, until August 31, 2019, conform to the requirements of this section that are applicable to a lighting system or reflective device, as they read immediately before the day on which this subsection comes into force. SOR/79-306, s. 3; SOR/80-636, s. 2; SOR/84-812, s. 3; SOR/86-979, s. 1; SOR/87-497, s. 2; SOR/87-660, s. 4; SOR/88-268, s. 5; SOR/91-692, s. 2; SOR/94-374, s. 5; SOR/94-692, s. 2(F); SOR/95-147, s. 8; SOR/95-164, s. 5; SOR/96-366, s. 5; SOR/97-421, ss. 16, 18(E), 22(F); SOR/99-112, s. 1; SOR/99-426, s. 1; SOR/2000-182, s. 5; SOR/2001-6