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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter E - STOPWATCHES › Section 105.73 - Appointment of stopwatch testing stations

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A facility capable of testing the accuracy of a
						  stopwatch and capable of making adjustments to assure the accuracy of a
						  stopwatch may, upon application to the Bureau, be appointed as a stopwatch
						  testing station.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														105a.4 (relating to system and
							 speed timing device use and
							 certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter E - STOPWATCHES › Section 105.74 - Required equipment

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(a)
						Stopwatch testing stations appointed to test mechanical stopwatches shall have
						at least one "Watch Master," vibrograf MU 700, or similar device.
(b) Stopwatch testing stations appointed to
						test electronic stopwatches shall have at least one digital counter of at least
						1 part in 106 accuracy or vibrograf models MU700 or
						M80. The counter accuracy shall be traceable to the National Bureau of
						Standards.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														105a.4 (relating to system and
							 speed timing device use and
							 certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter E - STOPWATCHES › Section 105.75 - Manner of testing

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(a)
Test
.
(1) A mechanical
						stopwatch shall be tested with a "Watch Master" or similar device.
(2) An electronic stopwatch shall be tested
						by measuring the frequency of crystal between the common terminal at the base
						of the battery and the test point or output terminal on the crystal, with a
						digital counter of at least 1 part in 106 accuracy.
						The counter accuracy shall be traceable to the National Bureau of Standards.
Note
: Plus or minus 1 Hz is plus or minus 3 seconds in 24
						hours; plus or minus 2 Hz is plus or minus 6 seconds in 24 hours; plus or minus
						3 Hz is plus or minus 9 seconds in 24 hours.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter F - ELECTRONIC DEVICES (NONRADAR) WHICH CALCULATE AVERAGE SPEED BETWEEN ANY TWO POINTS › Section 105.91 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter F - ELECTRONIC DEVICES (NONRADAR) WHICH CALCULATE AVERAGE SPEED BETWEEN ANY TWO POINTS › Section 105.92 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter F - ELECTRONIC DEVICES (NONRADAR) WHICH CALCULATE AVERAGE SPEED BETWEEN ANY TWO POINTS › Section 105.92a - Application of subchapter

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This subchapter governs the calibration and testing of
						  electronic devices-nonradar-which calculate the average speed between any two
						  points, for use by a police officer, under
						  75 Pa.C.S. §
													3368(c)(3) (relating to
						  speed timing devices).
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														105a.4 (relating to system and
							 speed timing device use and
							 certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter F - ELECTRONIC DEVICES (NONRADAR) WHICH CALCULATE AVERAGE SPEED BETWEEN ANY TWO POINTS › Section 105.93 - Operation of maintenance and calibration stations

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(a)
Maintenance and
						calibration.
Maintenance and calibration of electronic devices
						governed by this subchapter shall be provided, as necessary, upon request by
						State or local police.
(b)
Hours.
Stations for the maintenance and calibration of
						electronic devices shall be operated during a regular work week, Monday through
						Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(c)
Personnel.
A station for
						the maintenance and calibration of electronic devices shall employ on a
						full-time basis:
(1) An electrical engineer
						or metrologist.
(2) An associate
						engineer, associate metrologist or technician.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter F - ELECTRONIC DEVICES (NONRADAR) WHICH CALCULATE AVERAGE SPEED BETWEEN ANY TWO POINTS › Section 105.94 - Required equipment

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The following equipment is required for the operation
						  of a station for the maintenance and calibration of electronic devices governed
						  by this subchapter:
(1) Tape measure
						capable of measuring distances of at least 1/4 mile.
(2) Stopwatch approved under §
												105.71 (relating to approved
						stopwatches).
(3) Handheld
						calculator.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														105a.4 (relating to system and
							 speed timing device use and
							 certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter F - ELECTRONIC DEVICES (NONRADAR) WHICH CALCULATE AVERAGE SPEED BETWEEN ANY TWO POINTS › Section 105.95 - Manner of calibration and testing

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(a)
Method
. An electronic
						device governed by this subchapter shall be calibrated and tested as follows:
(1) Establish a measured 1/4-mile course with
						a tape, preferably on a relatively flat and straight roadway.
(2) Run through this 1/4 mile with both the
						time and distance switch on at the beginning and the turn switch off at the
						end. Push the distance recall button. Distance will be displayed to the nearest
						ten thousandths of a mile-that is, .2500. If calibration is correct, reading
						should be within + or - 1%, or + or - .0025 mile.
(3) If calibration is out, recalibrate
						according to the instructions of the manufacturer.
(4) A course other than a 1/4-mile course can
						be used, but not less than 1/10 mile.
(5) Run through the measured course of 1/4
						mile with both the time and distance switch on at the beginning and off at the
						end. Push the distance recall button and record the actual distance in the
						unit-that is, .2504.
(6) There is
						now an accurate fixed distance in the machine that is within the + or - 1%
						tolerance. With the aid of a stopwatch, check the accuracy for the vehicular
						speed desired by turning the red time switch on the speed will be displayed.
						This can be compared with the calculated speed described in paragraph
						(7).
(7) Average speed is distance
						divided by time. With the use of a handheld calculator, divide the distance by
						time and multiply by 3,600 to convert seconds into hours. Use the time recall
						button to get the time in seconds. Also use the actual course measured
						distance-that is, .2500 miles-in the calculations.
Example:
Do not touch the distance switch after running the 1/4
						  mile course. By pushing the recall button, it should indicate a distance of
						  .2504. Enter a nominal 15 seconds with the time switch which is checked with
						  the time recall. It actually will be 15.10 and a speed display of 59.7 mph. Now
						  calculate the average speed using actual time and actual distance.
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This compares very favorably with the speed reading of
						  the unit 59.7 (.17%). This procedure should be used for other speeds by varying
						  the time input to the unit.
(8) High speed running checks may be made
						checking against the calibrated speedometer of the vehicle. To do this, drive
						the vehicle at a specific speed. Turn both time and distance switches on. Wait
						5 seconds and turn both switches off. The speed will be displayed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105 - MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SPEED-TIMING DEVICES › Subchapter F - ELECTRONIC DEVICES (NONRADAR) WHICH CALCULATE AVERAGE SPEED BETWEEN ANY TWO POINTS › Appendix A

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FIGURE 3
Electrical Speed-Timing System
Equipment Setup
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Model TK 100, ESP/Infrared
Test Cable Wiring Diagram
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Model TK 100, ESP/Infrared
Test Setup
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Model TK 100, ESP/Infrared
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This appendix cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														105.15 (relating to calibration
							 and testing procedure); and 67 Pa. Code §
														105.56 (relating to manner of
							 calibration and testing).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105a - AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 105a.1 - Purpose

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This chapter sets forth temporary regulations for the
						approval, testing, certification, calibration and use of automated speed
						enforcement systems, including speed timing devices used in automated speed
						enforcement systems, authorized by
						75 Pa.C.S. §§
												3368 and
						3369 (relating to speed
						timing devices; and automated speed enforcement systems in active work
						zones).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105a - AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 105a.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Automated speed enforcement system
-An
						electronic traffic sensor system that:
(1) is able to automatically detect vehicles
					 exceeding the posted speed limit with a type of speed timing device;
					 and
(2) produces a recorded image
					 that shows:
(i) a clear and legible
					 identification of only the vehicle's license plate;
(ii) location; and
(iii) date and time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105a - AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 105a.3 - System and speed timing device minimum requirements

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(a) A system
					 must automatically detect vehicles exceeding the posted speed limit with a type
					 of speed timing device and produce a recorded image that shows:
(1) a clear and legible identification of
					 only the vehicle's license plate;
(2) location; and
(3) date and time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 105a - AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 105a.4 - System and speed timing device use and certification

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(a)
Minimum requirements
. A system administrator and system
					 operator must only use a system meeting the minimum requirements of §
											105a.3 (relating to system and
					 speed timing device minimum requirements).
(b)
Proof of training
. A
					 system operator shall complete training offered by the manufacturer of the
					 system, including training on any devices critical to the operation of the
					 system, or the manufacturer's representative in the procedures for setting up,
					 testing and operating a system. Upon completion of the training, the
					 manufacturer or manufacturer's representative shall issue a signed certificate
					 to the system device operator, which shall be admitted as evidence in any court
					 proceeding for a violation involving a system device.
(c)
Daily log
. A system
					 device operator shall fill out and sign a daily log for a system, which:
(1) states the date, time and location of the
					 device setup;
(2) states that the
					 system device operator successfully performed and the system device passed the
					 self-tests specified by the manufacturer of the system device;
(3) shall be kept on file; and
(4) shall be admitted in any proceeding for a
					 violation involving a system device.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 107 - MOTORCYCLE HELMETS › Section 107.1 - Scope

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This chapter establishes minimum performance requirements
						for helmets designed for use by motorcyclists and other motor vehicle
						users.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 107 - MOTORCYCLE HELMETS › Section 107.2 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to reduce deaths and
						injuries to motorcyclists and other motor vehicle users resulting from head
						impacts.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 107 - MOTORCYCLE HELMETS › Section 107.3 - Application

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This chapter shall apply to helmets designed for use by
						motorcyclists and other motor vehicle users. The requirements of this chapter
						shall apply to all helmets that can be placed on the size C headform using
						normal fitting procedures. Helmets that cannot be placed on the size C headform
						shall not be covered by this chapter until it is extended to those sizes by
						further amendment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 107 - MOTORCYCLE HELMETS › Section 107.4 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Basic plane
-A plane through the centers
						of the right and left external ear openings and the lower edge of the eye
						sockets, as shown in Figure 1 of Appendix A, of a reference headform, as shown
						in Figure 2 of Appendix A or test headform.
Helmet positioning index
-The distance in
						inches, as specified by the manufacturer, from the lowest point of the brow
						opening at the lateral midpoint of the helmet to the basic plane of a reference
						headform, when the helmet is firmly and properly positioned on the reference
						headform.
Midsagittal plane
-A longitudinal plane
						through the apex of a reference headform or test headform that is perpendicular
						to the basic plane, as shown in Figure 3 of Appendix A.
Reference headform
-A measuring device
						contoured to the dimensions of one of the four headforms described in Appendix
						A of this chapter with surface markings indicating the locations of the basic,
						midsagittal, and reference planes, and the centers of the external ear
						openings.
Reference plane
-A plane above and
						parallel to the basic plane on a reference headform or test headform, as shown
						in Figure 2 of Appendix A, at the distance indicated in the Appendix A.
Retention system
-The complete assembly
						by which the helmet is retained in position on the head during use.
Test headform
-A test device contoured to
						the dimensions of one of the four reference headforms described in Appendix A
						for all surface areas that contact the helmet, with surface markings indicating
						the locations of the basic, midsagittal and reference planes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 107 - MOTORCYCLE HELMETS › Section 107.5 - Requirements

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Each helmet shall meet the requirements of subsections
						(a)-(c) when subjected to any conditioning procedure specified in §
											107.6(c)
						(relating to preliminary test procedures) and tested in accordance with §
											107.7 (relating to test
						conditions).
(a)
Impact
					 attenuation.
When an impact attenuation test is conducted in
					 accordance with §
											107.7(a), all of
					 the following requirements shall be met:
(1)
					 peak accelerations shall not exceed 400g;
(2) accelerations in excess of 200g shall not
					 exceed a cumulative duration of 2.0 milliseconds; and
(3) accelerations in excess of 150g shall not
					 exceed a cumulative duration of 4.0 milliseconds.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 107 - MOTORCYCLE HELMETS › Section 107.6 - Preliminary test procedures

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Before subjecting a helmet to the testing sequence
						specified in §
											107.7 (relating to test
						conditions), prepare it according to the following procedures.
(a)
Reference marking.
Reference marking shall be conducted as follows:
(1) Use a reference headform that is firmly
					 seated with the basic and reference planes horizontal. Place the complete
					 helmet to be tested on the reference headform of the largest size specified in
					 Appendix A whose circumference is not greater than the internal circumference
					 of the headband when adjusted to its largest setting or, if no headband is
					 provided, to the corresponding interior surface of the helmet.
(2) Apply a 10 pound static load normal to
					 the apex of the helmet. Center the helmet laterally and seat it firmly on the
					 reference headform according to its helmet positioning index.
(3) Maintaining the load and position
					 described in paragraph (2), draw a line, hereinafter referred to as "test
					 line," on the outer surface of the helmet coinciding with portions of the
					 intersection of that surface with the following planes, as shown in Figure 2 of
					 Appendix A:
(i) A plane 1 inch above and
					 parallel to the reference plane in the anterior portion of the reference
					 headform.
(ii) A vertical
					 transverse plane 2.5 inches behind the point on the anterior surface of the
					 reference headform at the intersection of the midsagittal and reference
					 planes.
(iii) The reference plane
					 of the reference headform.
(iv) A
					 vertical transverse plane 2.5 inches behind the center of the external ear
					 opening in a side view.
(v) A plane
					 one inch below and parallel to the reference plane in the posterior portion of
					 the reference headform.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 107 - MOTORCYCLE HELMETS › Section 107.7 - Test conditions

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(a)
Impact attenuation test.
Requirements for impact attenuation
					 testing are as follows:
(1) Impact attenuation
					 shall be measured by determining acceleration imparted to an instrumented test
					 headform on which a complete helmet is mounted as specified in §
												107.6(b)
					 (relating to preliminary test procedures), when it is dropped in guided free
					 fall upon fixed hemispherical and flat steel anvils.
(2) Each helmet shall be impacted at four
					 sites with two successive, identical impacts at each site. Two of these sites
					 shall be impacted upon a flat steel anvil and two upon a hemispherical steel
					 anvil as specified in paragraphs (7) and (8). The impact sites shall be at any
					 point on the area above the test line described in §
												107.6(a)(3) and
					 separated by a distance not less than 1/6 of the maximum circumference of the
					 helmet.
(3) The guided free fall
					 drop heights for the helmet and test headform combination onto the
					 hemispherical anvil and flat anvil shall be 54.5 inches and 72 inches,
					 respectively.
(4) Test headforms
					 for impact attenuation testing shall be constructed of magnesium alloy, K-1A,
					 and shall exhibit no resonant frequencies below 3,000 hertz.
(5) Weight of the drop assembly, as specified
					 in Table I of Appendix A, shall be the combined weight of the instrumented test
					 headform and supporting assembly for the drop test. The weight of the
					 supporting assembly shall not exceed 20% of the weight of the drop assembly.
					 The center of gravity of the combined test headform and supporting assembly
					 shall lie within a cone with its axis vertical and forming a 10° included
					 angle with the vertex at the point of impact.
(6) The acceleration transducer shall be
					 mounted at the center of gravity of the combined test headform and supporting
					 assembly with the sensitive axis aligned to within 5° of vertical when the
					 test headform is in the impact position. The acceleration data channel shall
					 comply with SAE Recommended Practice J211 requirements for channel class
					 1,000.
(7) The flat anvil shall be
					 constructed of steel with a 5 inch minimum diameter impact face, and the
					 hemispherical anvil shall be constructed of steel with a 1.9 inch radius impact
					 face.
(8) The rigid mount for both
					 of the anvils shall consist of a solid mass of at least 300 pounds, the outer
					 surface of which consists of a steel plate with minimum thickness of one inch
					 and minimum surface area of 1 square foot.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VI - Operation of Vehicles › Chapter 107 - MOTORCYCLE HELMETS › Appendix A

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TABLE I.-
Weights for impact attenuation test drop
						assembly
Reference headform size:
Weight
								(lbs)*
A ..................................
7.8
B ..................................
8.9
*Combined weight of instrumented test
								headform and supporting assembly for drop test.
Reference headform size:
Weight
								(lbs)*
C ..................................
11.0
D ..................................
13.4
This appendix cited in 67 Pa. Code §
													107.4 (relating to definitions);
						  67 Pa. Code §
													107.5 (relating to requirements);
						  67 Pa. Code §
													107.6 (relating to preliminary
						  test procedures); and 67 Pa. Code §
													107.7 (relating to test
						  conditions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 153 - LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT › Section 153.1 - Purpose and scope

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This chapter specifies requirements for original and
						replacement lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment necessary for
						signaling and for the safe operation of motor vehicles during darkness and
						other conditions of reduced visibility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 153 - LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT › Section 153.2 - Application

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This chapter shall apply to passenger cars, multipurpose
						passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers (except pole trailers and trailer
						converter dollies) and motorcycles, and to lamps, reflective devices, and
						associated equipment for replacement of like equipment on vehicles to which
						this chapter applies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 153 - LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT › Section 153.3 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Flash
-A cycle of activation and
						deactivation of a lamp by automatic means continuing until stopped either
						automatically or manually.
Speed attainable in one mile
-The speed
						attainable by accelerating at maximum rate from a standing start for 1 mile on
						a level surface.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 153 - LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT › Section 153.5 - Subreferenced SAE Standards and Recommended Practices

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(a) SAE Standards and Recommended Practices
					 subreferenced by the SAE Standards and Recommended Practices included in Tables
					 I and III of Appendix A and §
											153.4(a)(4) and
					 (e)(1) (relating to requirements) are those
					 published in the 1970 edition of the SAE Handbook, except that the SAE Standard
					 referred to as "J599" is J599c, "Lighting Inspection Code," March 1973, and the
					 subreferenced SAE Standard referred to as "J575" is J575e, "Tests for Motor
					 Vehicle Lighting Devices and Components," August 1970, for tail lamps, stop
					 lamps, and turn signal lamps designed to conform to SAE Standard J585d, J586c,
					 and J588e respectively.
(b)
					 Requirements of SAE Standards incorporated by reference in this chapter, other
					 than J576b and J576c, shall not include tests for warpage of devices with
					 plastic lenses.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 155 - USE AND DISPLAY OF ILLUMINATED SIGNS › Section 155.1 - Purpose

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This chapter governs the use, manner of lighting and
						display of illuminated signs on vehicles under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4307
						(relating to use and display of illuminated signs).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 155 - USE AND DISPLAY OF ILLUMINATED SIGNS › Section 155.2 - Additional vehicles

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The following vehicles, in addition to those permitted by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4307
						(relating to use and display of illuminated signs), may use and display
						illuminated signs: ambulances.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 155 - USE AND DISPLAY OF ILLUMINATED SIGNS › Section 155.3 - Design

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The following requirements apply to illuminated signs
						including signs illuminated by spotlights or other lamps off the sign:
(1) The light source shall be constant.
					 Flashing, rotating or alternating lamps may not be used.
(2) The sign lighting shall contain a
					 separate fusing device unless the power source is other than a vehicle lighting
					 circuit.
(3) No sign lighting may
					 contain any type of prismatic lens designed to direct or focus the lamp ray in
					 any direction.
(4) No red lamp may
					 be visible through an area of 180° of the front of the sign.
(5) No sign lighting may display a beam of
					 light visible to the rear of the sign. The arrangement of lamps shall be such
					 that it is not possible to look directly into a lamp from a vehicle following
					 at 50 feet within an arc ranging from 45° right to 45° left.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 155 - USE AND DISPLAY OF ILLUMINATED SIGNS › Section 155.4 - Brightness

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The maximum brightness of the sign lighting shall be
						determined by two separate tests:
(1)
					 The maximum project area brightness shall be measured with a calibrated,
					 standard light meter, located so as to directly face the illuminated portion of
					 the sign with the center of the light meter on the same horizontal plane as a
					 horizontal line drawn through the center of the illuminated area at a distance
					 equal to five times the diagonal dimension of the sign. Light meter readings
					 shall be mathematically converted to candles per square inch and footlamberts
					 where one candle is equivalent to 452 footlamberts. The maximum limits
					 specified in this paragraph shall not be exceeded. In determining the projected
					 area of the sign, the entire illuminated area shall be used with no allowance
					 made for opaque lettering.
Maximum Brightness-Projected Area
Candles,
								  Maximum
Multiply(1
								  CP=140)
Footlamberts, Maximum
1 per square inch
452
452
								  Footlamberts
(2) The maximum spot brightness shall be
					 measured with a calibrated, standard illuminometer, located so as to directly
					 face the illuminated portion of the sign with the center of the illuminometer
					 on the same horizontal plane as a line drawn through the center of the
					 illuminated area. The maximum limit of 1,800 footlamberts may not be exceeded
					 at the brightest point of the illuminated area.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 155 - USE AND DISPLAY OF ILLUMINATED SIGNS › Section 155.5 - Installation

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The external limits of the sign shall be such that the
						sign does not extend more than 16 inches in height and be limited in width to 4
						inches less than the width or length of the vehicle at the point of attachment,
						except signs mounted on truck tractors may extend 30 inches in height. No part
						of a sign may extend into a window area.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 157.1 - Purpose

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(a)
Purpose.
This chapter prescribes procedures for inspection,
						surveillance and measurement of motor vehicles operated on a highway to
						determine whether those vehicles are constructed, equipped, maintained and
						operated to conform with the established sound levels in §
												157.11 (relating to vehicular
						noise limits).
(b)
Exceptions.
This chapter does not apply to:
(1) Fire equipment.
(2) Racing vehicles which are operated in an
						organized racing or competitive event conducted under a permit issued by local
						authorities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 157.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						  chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise:
Ground cover
-Any of various low,
						  dense-growing plants, such as ivy, myrtle, low weeds or brush.
Hard test site
-A test site having the
						  ground surface covered with concrete, asphalt, packed dirt, gravel or similar
						  reflective material for more than 1/2 the distance between the microphone
						  target point and the microphone location point.
Microphone line
-An unmarked reference
						  line running parallel to the vehicle path and passing through the
						  microphone.
Microphone point
-The unmarked location
						  on the center of the lane of travel that is closest to the microphone.
Relatively flat
-A noise measurement
						  site which does not contain significant concave curvatures or slope reversals
						  that may result in the focusing of sound waves toward the microphone location
						  point is relatively flat.
Soft test site
-A test site having the
						  ground surface covered with grass, other ground cover or similar absorptive
						  material for 1/2 or more of the distance between the microphone target point
						  and the microphone location point.
Traffic railing
-A longitudinal highway
						  traffic barrier system installed along the side or median of a highway. A
						  traffic railing shall have at least 35% of its vertical height, from the ground
						  surface to the top of the railing, open to free space in order to qualify as an
						  acceptable object within a noise measurement test site. Posts or other discrete
						  supports shall be ignored when ascertaining open free space.
Vehicle reference point
-The location
						  on the vehicle used to determine when the vehicle is at any of the points on
						  the vehicle path. The primary vehicle reference point shall be the front of the
						  vehicle. For vehicles with a gross vehicle rating of 6,000 pounds or more,
						  where the distance from the front of the vehicle to the exhaust outlet is more
						  than 16 feet, the secondary vehicle reference point shall be the exhaust
						  outlet.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														157.41 (relating to site
							 characteristics).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter B - NOISE LIMITS › Section 157.12 - Measurement tolerances

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(a)
Factors.
Measurement tolerances shall be allowed to take into
						account the effects of the following factors:
(1) The consensus standard practice of
						reporting field sound level measurements to the nearest whole
						decibel.
(2) Variations resulting
						from commercial instrument tolerances.
(3) Variations resulting from the topography
						of the noise measurement site.
(4)
						Variations resulting from atmospheric conditions such as wind, ambient
						temperature, and atmospheric pressure.
(5) Variations resulting from reflected sound
						from small objects allowed within the test site.
(6) The interpretation of the above cited
						factors by enforcement personnel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter C - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Section 157.21 - Inspection and examination of motor vehicles

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(a)
Police authorization.
Any police officer shall be authorized to inspect, examine and test a motor
						vehicle in accordance with the procedures specified in this chapter.
(b)
Duty to submit.
A driver
						or owner shall, at any time, submit a motor vehicle for inspection,
						examination, and testing for the purpose of ascertaining whether the motor
						vehicle and equipment installed on it conforms with the sound levels specified
						in Table 1.
(c)
Training.
Police officers selected to measure sound level of
						vehicles operated on highways shall have received training in the techniques of
						sound measurement and the operation of sound measuring instruments.
(d)
Method.
When making
						direct readings of the meter, the police officer shall be positioned in
						relation to the microphone in accordance with the instructions for the
						instrument. When the instrument manual is vague or does not include adequate
						information, a specific recommendation shall be obtained from the
						manufacturer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter D - INSTRUMENTATION › Section 157.31 - Types of measurement systems which may be used

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The sound level measurement system shall meet or exceed
						  the requirements of American National Standard Specifications for Sound Level
						  Meters, ANSI S1.4-1971, approved April 27, 1971, issued by the American
						  National Standards Institute, throughout the applicable frequency range for
						  either:
(1) A Type 1 sound level
						meter.
(2) A Type 2 sound level
						meter.
(3) A Type S sound level
						meter which has the following:
(i) A-weighting
						frequence response.
(ii) Fast
						dynamic characteristics of its indicating instrument.
(iii) A relative response level tolerance
						consistent with those of either a Type 1 or Type 2 sound level meter, as
						specified in Section 3.2 of ANSI S1.4-1971.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter D - INSTRUMENTATION › Section 157.32 - Calibration of measurement systems

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(a)
Calibration.
Requirements for calibration shall be as follows:
(1) The sound level measurement system shall
						be calibrated and appropriately adjusted at one or more frequencies in the
						range from 250 to 1,000 hertz at the beginning of each series of measurements
						and at intervals of 5-15 minutes thereafter until it has been established that
						the sound level measurement system has not drifted from its calibrated level.
						Once this fact has been established, calibrations may be made at intervals of
						once every hour. A significant drift shall be considered to have occurred if a
						0.3 decibel or more excursion is noted from the systems predetermined reference
						calibration level. In the case of systems using displays with whole decibel
						increments, the operator may usually judge when the 0.3 decibel drift has been
						met or exceeded.
(2) The sound
						level measurement system shall be checked periodically by its manufacturer, a
						representative of its manufacturer, or a person of equivalent special
						competence to verify that its accuracy meets the design criteria of the
						manufacturer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter D - INSTRUMENTATION › Section 157.33 - Windscreens

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A properly installed windscreen, of the type
						  recommended by the manufacturer of the sound level measurement system, shall be
						  used during the time that noise emission measurements are being
						  taken.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter E - MEASUREMENT OF NOISE EMISSION HIGHWAY OPERATIONS › Section 157.41 - Site characteristics

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(a)
Distances.
Measurement shall be made at a test site which is
						adjacent to, and includes a portion of, a traveled lane of a public highway. A
						microphone target point shall be established on the centerline of the traveled
						lane of the highway, and a microphone location point shall be established on
						the ground surface not less than 26 feet (7.8 meters) or more than 118 feet
						(35.4 meters) from the microphone target point and on a line that is
						perpendicular to the centerline of the traveled lane of the highway and that
						passes through the microphone target point. In the case of a standard test
						site, the microphone location point shall be 50 feet (15.2 meters) from the
						microphone target point. Within the test site shall be a triangular measurement
						area. A plan view diagram of a standard test site, having an open site within a
						50 foot (15.2 meters) radius of both the microphone target point and the
						microphone location point, is shown in Figure 1 in Appendix A. Measurements may
						be made at a test site having smaller or greater dimensions in accordance with
						the provisions of Subchapter F (relating to correction factors).
(b)
Sound reflective objects in
						triangular measurement areas.
The test site shall be an open site,
						essentially free of large sound-reflecting objects. However, the following
						objects may be within the test site, including the triangular measurement area:
(1) Small cylindrical objects such as fire
						hydrants or telephone or utility poles.
(2) Rural mailboxes.
(3) Traffic railings of any type of
						construction except solid concrete barriers. See §
													157.2 (relating to
						definitions).
(4) One or more curbs
						having a vertical height of one foot (0.3 meter) or less.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter E - MEASUREMENT OF NOISE EMISSION HIGHWAY OPERATIONS › Section 157.42 - Ambient conditions

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(a)
Sound.
Requirements concerning ambient sound conditions shall
						be as follows:
(1) The ambient A-weighted
						sound level at the microphone location point shall be measured, in the absence
						of motor vehicle noise, emanating from within the clear noise zone, with fast
						meter response using a sound level measurement system that conforms to the
						provisions of §
													157.31 (relating to types of
						measurement systems which may be used).
(2) The measured ambient level shall be ten
						decibels (A) or more below that level specified in Table 1, which corresponds
						to the maximum permissible sound level reading which is applicable at the test
						site at the time of testing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter E - MEASUREMENT OF NOISE EMISSION HIGHWAY OPERATIONS › Section 157.43 - Location and operation of sound level measurement system

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(a)
Microphone height.
The
						microphone of a sound level measurement system that conforms to the provisions
						of §
												157.31 (relating to types of
						measurement systems which may be used) shall be located at a height of not less
						than 2 feet (0.6 meters) nor more than 6 feet (1.8 meters) above the plane of
						the roadway surface and not less than 3 1/2 feet (1.1 meters) and not more than
						4 1/2 feet (1.4 meters) above the surface on which the microphone stands. The
						preferred microphone height or flat terrain is four feet (1.2
						meters).
(b)
Monitor
						orientation.
Requirements for monitor orientation shall be as follows:
(1) When the sound level measurement system
						is hand-held or is otherwise monitored by a person located near its microphone,
						the holder shall orient himself relative to the highway in a manner consistent
						with the recommendation of the manufacturer of the sound level measurement
						system.
(2) In no case shall the
						holder or observer be closer than 2 feet (0.6 meters) from the microphone of
						the system, nor shall he locate himself between the microphone and the vehicle
						being measured.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 157 - ESTABLISHED SOUND LEVELS › Subchapter E - MEASUREMENT OF NOISE EMISSION HIGHWAY OPERATIONS › Section 157.44 - Measurement procedures

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(a)
Conditions.
In accordance with the provisions of this section,
						a measurement shall be made of the sound level generated by a motor vehicle
						operating through the measurement area on the traveled lane of the highway
						within the test site, regardless of the highway grade, load, acceleration or
						deceleration.
(b)
Maximum
						sound level reading.
The second level generated by the motor vehicle
						shall be the highest reading observed on the sound level measurement system as
						the vehicle passes through the measurement area, corrected, when appropriate,
						in accordance with the provisions of Subchapter F (relating to correction
						factors).
Table 1 lists the range of maximum permissible sound
						  level readings for various readings for various test conditions.
The sound level of the vehicle being measured shall be
						  observed to rise at least six decibels (A) before the maximum sound level
						  occurs and to fall at least six decibels (A) after the maximum sound level
						  occurs in order to be considered a valid sound level reading.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
														157.51 (relating to microphone
							 distance correction factors).