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Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-030 - General lighting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All lighting equipment must be mounted:
(a) Securely on a rigid part of the vehicle
			 to prevent noticeable vibration of the beam.
(b) At the height prescribed as measured from
			 the center of the lamp or reflector to the level surface upon which the vehicle
			 stands when it is without load.
(c)
			 In accordance with orientation markings such as "top" if such markings
			 exist.
(d) Installed with the
			 lettering on the lens face right side up if the lamp has a sealed or semisealed
			 optical unit.
(e) At the same angle
			 as originally intended for the vehicle for which they were designed, unless the
			 lamps are designed for a particular make of vehicle and installed on another
			 vehicle, then the lamp does not need to be mounted at the same height or
			 lateral spacing as the original vehicle so long as the height and lateral
			 spacing comply with the requirements outlined in   49 C.F.R. Part 571.108   (FMVSS
			 108), chapter 46.37
			 RCW, and this title.
(f) Maintained
			 with the proper aim when the vehicle is stationary and in motion.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-040 - Headlamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Headlamps must be mounted as specified in FMVSS 108,
				chapter
				46.37 RCW, and as
				follows:
(1) On motor vehicles:
(a) If installed after November 15, 1975, the
			 headlamps must not be closer than twelve inches to the centerline of the
			 vehicle. This distance must be measured from the center of the lens. Except
			 motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, and motorized bicycles must have the
			 headlamps spaced as far apart as practicable.
(b) Adjusting and aiming of headlamps:
(i) If the headlamp is a Type 1 sealed beam
			 headlamp unit (including those with any suffix letters and numbers such as 1A
			 and 1C1) the lamp must be aimed with the center of the high intensity zone on
			 the vertical line straight ahead of the lamp center and at the level of the
			 lamp center.
(ii) If the headlamp
			 is a Type 2 sealed beam headlamp unit (including those with any suffix letters
			 and numbers such as 2A1 and 2B) the lamp must be aimed with the left edge of
			 the high intensity zone on the vertical line straight ahead of the lamp center
			 and with the top edge of the high intensity zone at the level of the lamp
			 center.
(iii) If the headlamp is
			 quartz halogen nonsealed beam meeting the requirements of the Canadian
			 Standards Association: The high beam lamp must be aimed as specified for Type 1
			 headlamps in (b)(i) of this subsection; the low beam lamps must be aimed so
			 that the top edge of the low beam cutoff is three inches below the level of the
			 lamp center, and the point which the cutoff rises to the right must be on the
			 vertical line with the center of the lamp.
(c) In cases of customized headlamp
			 installation, headlamps must not be mounted closer together than requirements
			 outlined for the year or original manufacture of the vehicle body.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-050 - Clearance lamps, side marker lamps and identification lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Clearance lamps, side marker lamps, and identification lamps
				must be mounted as specified in  49 C.F.R. Part 571.108  (FMVSS 108) unless other
				requirements are outlined in
				RCW
				   46.37.090 or this section.
(1) Clearance lamps on vehicles manufactured
			 prior to May 1, 1980, do not need to be visible at the inboard angles and need
			 not comply with the mounting height requirements of  49 C.F.R. Part 571.108
			  (FMVSS 108).
(2) Specialized
			 combination lamps designed to be mounted with the base at angles other than 0,
			 45, or 90 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle must be installed
			 in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.005 and
				  46.37.320. 08-19-104, §
				  204-21-050, filed 9/17/08, effective
				  10/18/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-060 - Turn signal lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Turn signal
			 lamps visible to approaching or following drivers must:
(a) Flash at a rate of sixty to one hundred
			 twenty flashes per minute.
(b)
			 Flash in unison. Except that a turn signal consisting of two or more units
			 mounted horizontally may flash in sequence from inboard to outboard. The lamps
			 may either be extinguished simultaneously or lighted simultaneously.
(c) Be mounted and operated as follows:
(i) On motor vehicles, turn signal systems
			 must:
(A) Have four separate lamps consisting
			 of at least two single-faced or double-faced turn signal lamps on or near the
			 front and at least two single-faced lamps on the rear. Except that a
			 truck-tractor or a truck chassis without a body or load may be equipped with
			 one double-faced turn signal lamp on each side in lieu of the four separate
			 lamps otherwise required on motor vehicles. If double-faced turn lamps are
			 used, they must be mounted ahead of the center of the steering wheel or the
			 center of the outside rearview mirror, whichever is rearmost.
(B) Be spaced as far apart as
			 practical.
(C) Have the optical
			 center of the front turn signal at least four inches from the inside diameter
			 of the retaining ring of the lower beam headlamp unit, fog lamp unit, or
			 passing lamp unit. Except original equipment turn signals that emit two and
			 one-half times the minimum candela requirements may be closer.
(ii) For motorcycles, the front
			 and rear turn signal lamps must be at least nine inches apart, except that
			 front turn signals on motorcycles manufactured after January 1, 1973, must be
			 at least sixteen inches apart.
(iii) On the rearmost towed vehicle in
			 combination of vehicles, turn signal systems must be equipped with at least two
			 single-faced turn signal lamps on the rear. The signal system on a combination
			 of vehicles towed by a motor vehicle equipped with double-faced front turn
			 signal lamps may be connected so only the double-faced turn signal lamps on the
			 towing vehicle and the signal lamps on the rear of the rearmost vehicle are
			 operative.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-070 - Supplemental high-mounted stop and rear turn signal lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Supplemental high-mounted stop and rear turn signal lamps must
				meet requirements of SAE J1957 and J2068.
(1) Supplemental high-mounted stop and rear
			 turn signal lamps must:
(a) Be
			 single-faced.
(b) Be actuated in
			 the same manner and at the same time as the required stop lamps or turn signal
			 lamps.
(c) Be mounted not lower
			 than thirty-five inches nor higher than fifty-five inches. Except that standard
			 stop or turn signal lamps not combined with tail lamps or reflex reflectors may
			 be used respectively as supplemental lamps in which case they must be mounted
			 at any height not lower than fifteen inches or higher than seventy-two
			 inches.
(d) Not be used in lieu of
			 required stop and turn signal lamps.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-080 - Fog lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Fog lamps must:
(a) Meet SAE Standard J583.
(b) Be white to amber in color.
(c) Be mounted in accordance with
			 RCW
			    46.37.180 and so the inner edge of the lens
			 retaining ring is no closer than four inches to the optical center of the front
			 turn signal lamp to provide illumination in front of the vehicle under
			 conditions of rain, snow, dust or fog.
(d) Not be used alone in lieu of headlamps,
			 but may be used with lower head lamp beams as specified in
			 RCW
			    46.37.220.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-090 - Auxiliary driving lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Auxiliary driving lamps must:
(1) Meet SAE Standard J581.
(2) Be white in color.
(3) Provide illumination forward the
			 vehicle.
(4) Be wired so that the
			 taillights are lighted whenever the driving lamps are lighted. If driving lamps
			 are not wired to operate only with headlamp high beams, a separate switch and
			 indicator lamp must be provided to operate the driving lamps.
(5) Be aimed with the center of the high
			 intensity zone on a vertical line straight ahead of the lamp center and at the
			 level of the lamp center.
(6) Not
			 be used alone in lieu of headlamps, but may be used to supplement the upper
			 beam of a standard headlight system as specified in
			 RCW
			    46.37.220, and may only be used to supplement
			 the upper beam of a standard headlamp system.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.005 and
				  46.37.320. 08-19-104, §
				  204-21-090, filed 9/17/08, effective
				  10/18/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-100 - Auxiliary passing lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Auxiliary passing lamps must:
(1) Meet SAE Standard J582a.
(2) Be white to amber in color.
(3) Be mounted in accordance with
			 RCW
			    46.37.180 and so the inner edge of the lens
			 retaining ring is no closer than four inches to the optical center of the front
			 turn signal lamp.
(4) Be aimed with
			 the top edge of the high intensity zone one inch above the level of the lamp
			 center and with the left edge of the high intensity zone five inches to the
			 left of a vertical line straight ahead of the lamp center.
(5) Not be used alone in lieu of headlamps,
			 but may be used at the driver's discretion with either low or high beam
			 headlamps as specified in
			 RCW
			    46.37.220.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.005 and
				  46.37.320. 08-19-104, §
				  204-21-100, filed 9/17/08, effective
				  10/18/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-110 - Spot lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Spot lamps must meet SAE Standard J591.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.005 and
				  46.37.320. 08-19-104, §
				  204-21-110, filed 9/17/08, effective
				  10/18/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-120 - Cornering lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Cornering lamps:
(1)
			 Must meet SAE Standard J852.
(2)
			 Must be on the front of the vehicle near the side or the side near the
			 front.
(3) Must, if they have means
			 to adjust and aim the lamp, be mounted so the center of the high intensity
			 portion of the beam is within 40 to 50 degrees from the longitudinal axis of
			 the vertical toward the front. The vertical aim must be within the center of
			 the high intensity zone, 10 to 14 inches below the level of the lamp
			 center.
(4) Must, if they don't
			 have aiming mechanisms, be mounted in a fixed position on the vehicle in
			 accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     46.37.005 and
				  46.37.320. 08-19-104, §
				  204-21-120, filed 9/17/08, effective
				  10/18/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-130 - Emergency lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All emergency
			 lamps must meet the criteria established in
			 RCW
			    46.37.320. In descending order of preference,
			 these are:
(a) Conformance to Federal Motor
			 Vehicle Safety Standards, or; if none
(b) Conformance to current standards and
			 specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers, or; if none
(c) Certified for compliance by any
			 recognized organization or agency such as, but not limited to, the American
			 National Standards Institute, the Society of Automotive Engineers, or the
			 American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-140 - Flashing warning lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Flashing warning lamps may be mounted at any height and
				must:
(1) Meet the SAE Standards
			 outlined for the type of vehicle as outlined in the table below.
Vehicle Type
Standard Adopted
Agricultural equipment
SAE J974
Industrial equipment
SAE J96
(2) Be
			 mounted so that the entire projected area of the lens is visible from all eye
			 heights of drivers of other vehicles at angles within forty-five degrees left
			 to forty-five degrees right of the front of the vehicle. If the light within
			 these required angles is blocked by the vehicle or any substantial object on
			 it, an additional warning lamp must be displayed within the obstructed
			 angle.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.320 and
				  46.37.005. 10-19-074, §
				  204-21-140, filed 9/16/10, effective 10/17/10; 08-19-104, § 204-21-140,
				  filed 9/17/08, effective 10/18/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-150 - Side cowl fender or running board courtesy lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Side cowl, fender, or running board courtesy lamps must meet
				SAE Standard J575.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.005 and
				  46.37.320. 08-19-104, §
				  204-21-150, filed 9/17/08, effective
				  10/18/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-160 - Slow-moving vehicle emblems

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Every
			 farm tractor, self-propelled unit of farm equipment, implement of husbandry
			 designed for operation at speeds not in excess of twenty-five miles per hour
			 and every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or towed
			 implement of husbandry normally operated at speeds not in excess of twenty-five
			 miles per hour must at all times be equipped with a slow-moving vehicle
			 emblem.
(2) Other classes of
			 vehicles not covered by
			 RCW
			    46.37.160 such as road construction vehicles
			 and road maintenance vehicles which normally operate at a speed of twenty-five
			 miles per hour or less may be equipped with slow-moving vehicle emblems meeting
			 the requirements of this section.
(3) In order to comply with the provisions of
			 RCW
			    46.37.160(6), slow-moving
			 vehicle emblems:
(a)Must be constructed in
			 conformance with SAE Standard J943.
(b)Must be mounted point up in plane
			 perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle so that the
			 reflectorized side of the emblem is facing to the rear.
(c) Must be mounted, as nearly as is
			 practicable, centrally at the rear of the vehicle in an unobscured
			 location.
(d)Must be mounted not
			 less than two feet nor more than six feet above the ground on which the vehicle
			 stands measured from the lower edge of the emblem.
(e)May be permanently attached to the
			 vehicle. Where portable brackets are used, they must be so constructed that
			 they will hold the emblem securely and in a position meeting the requirements
			 of all other mounting instructions under this section.
(f)Must be placed on the towed unit if the
			 towed unit is sufficiently large to obscure the slow-moving vehicle emblem on
			 the farm tractor, the towed unit must be equipped with a slow-moving vehicle
			 emblem. In such cases, the towing vehicle need not display the emblem. Where
			 the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the farm tractor unit is not obscured by the
			 towed unit, then either or both may be equipped with the required
			 emblem.
(g) Must not replace any of
			 the required lamps or other devices required in
			 chapter
			 46.37 RCW.
(h) Must not be used as a clearance marker
			 for wide equipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-170 - Additional lighting for snow removal, highway maintenance and refuse haulers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Additional
			 headlamps may be positioned sufficiently high enough to clear operating
			 equipment provided they are aimed at an angle to avoid blinding oncoming
			 traffic while on their routes, involved in construction, maintenance, and/or
			 operations. Except, refuse haulers must:
(a)
			 Use regular mounted headlamps when transporting refuse to the dump site.
			 Auxiliary headlamps may be used if necessary.
(b)Use the alternate lights when the refuse
			 haulers' collections container is in a position to obscure the headlamps, and
			 will not exceed twenty miles per hour.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-180 - Deceleration alert lamp system

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Deceleration warning lights must:
(a)Be installed as follows:
(i) Only one such system may be mounted on a
			 motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, or pole trailer.
(ii) Provision must be made for rigid or
			 shock-absorbing mounting.
(iii) The
			 axis of the light beam must be parallel to the roadway and the longitudinal
			 axis of the vehicle.
(iv) The lamp
			 must be mounted on the centerline of the rear exterior of the vehicle or with
			 the optical center of the lamp not more than fifteen inches from the
			 centerline.
(v) The deceleration
			 warning light system must be mounted as nearly as practicable at the same
			 height as the existing stop lamps on the vehicle.
(vi) Visibility of the deceleration lamps to
			 the rear must not be obstructed by any part of the vehicle or load
			 thereon.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-200 - Private carrier bus lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All signal lamps on private carrier buses
			 must be constructed in conformance with the SAE Standard for "school bus red
			 signal lamps," in effect at the time of manufacture of such lamps, and must:
(a)Be mounted on the front and rear of the
			 bus, above the windows, as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable
			 but in no case will the lateral spacing of these lamps be less than forty
			 inches.
(b)Be mounted so that the
			 vision of front, signals to the front and rear signals to the rear, is not
			 obstructed by any part of the vehicle from 5° above to 10° below the
			 horizontal and from 30° to the right to 30° to the left of the
			 centerline of the bus.
(c)Have the
			 switch which activates the signal lamps be actuated by movement of the stop
			 signal to the extended position.
(d)Be no switch between the signal lamps and
			 the switch which activates these lamps when the stop signal is
			 extended.
(e) Be a flashing red
			 indicator lamp on the instrument panel of the vehicle which will indicate to
			 the driver that the signal lamps are operating.
(f) Operate through a flasher unit which will
			 cause the front signal lamps to flash alternately and the rear signal lamps to
			 flash alternately at a rate no slower than sixty nor faster than one hundred
			 twenty times per minute. The "on" period of the flasher must be long enough to
			 permit the bulb filament to come up to a full brightness.
(g)Signal lamps must be aimed two inches
			 below level at twenty-five feet and straight ahead. An aiming tolerance of from
			 three inches up to seven inches down and ten inches right or left will be
			 allowed.
(h) Only be actuated by
			 the driver of a private carrier bus whenever such vehicle is stopped on the
			 highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers, except:
(i) When the passengers boarding or alighting
			 do not have to cross a highway and the bus is stopped completely off the main
			 traveled portion of the roadway; or
(ii) When the bus is stopped at an
			 intersection or place where traffic is controlled by a traffic officer or
			 official control signal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-210 - Bus hazard warning strobe lamp

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All bus hazard warning strobe lamps must meet the Class 2
				requirements of SAE Standard J1318, and may only be used as follows:
(1) School buses may be equipped with a
			 single additional hazard strobe lamp in addition to the eight lamp warning
			 system. Such lamps must:
(a) Be mounted on the
			 centerline of the roof in the rear one-half of the bus.
(b) Be clear and less than eight inches in
			 height.
(c) Not be mounted any
			 closer than six feet from the rear of the bus measured from a vertical plane
			 tangent to the rearmost point of the bus body. However, if the bus is equipped
			 with a roof hatch falling within six feet of the rear of the bus, the strobe
			 lamp may be located directly behind the roof hatch.
(d) Be activated by a switch independent of
			 all other lamp switches. This switch must be plainly labeled and have a pilot
			 lamp that must indicate when the lamp is in operation.
(e) Only be used when the bus is occupied
			 with school children and one or more of the following conditions exists:
(i) The bus is in motion in inclement, sight
			 obscuring conditions, including but not limited to rain, fog, snow, and
			 smoke;
(ii) There is a need to
			 improve the visibility of the bus when stopping, standing, or starting onto a
			 highway;
(iii) There is limited
			 visibility caused by geographic hazards such as winding roadways, hills, trees,
			 buildings, etc.
The strobe lamp must not be activated solely because of
				darkness.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-220 - Trailer tongue lamps

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A lamp must be used on the tongue of any trailer where the
				distance between the front of the trailer body and the rear of the body of the
				towing vehicle is fifteen feet or greater, and where the top of the tongue is
				less than twenty-four inches above the ground at any point between the front of
				the body of the trailer and the rear of the body of the towing vehicle. This
				lamp must:
(1)Be amber in color and be
			 in operation whenever the combination of vehicles is in motion, and must be
			 visible to each side of the combination.
(2)Have a minimum diameter of two and
			 one-half inches.
(3)Have a steady
			 burn or may be flashing provided that the flashing lamp only flashes by means
			 of an electronic or electric flasher. Strobe lamps and rotating type lamps are
			 not permitted.
(4)Be mounted as
			 nearly as practicable in the center of the distance between the vehicle bodies.
			 Lamps mounted on extendable tongues will necessarily vary in distance between
			 the bodies in relation to the amount of extension used; however, in no case
			 will the lamp be over five feet from the center of the distance between vehicle
			 bodies nor more than fifteen feet from either of the vehicle bodies.
(5)Be mounted at a minimum height of
			 twenty-one inches above the roadway, and maximum height of forty-eight inches
			 above the roadway.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     46.37.005 and
				  46.37.320. 08-19-104, §
				  204-21-220, filed 9/17/08, effective
				  10/18/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-21 - Lighting requirements › Section 204-21-230 - Lighting equipment prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The addition
			 of a lamp, reflective device or other motor vehicle equipment must not impair
			 the effectiveness of lighting equipment required by    49 C.F.R. Part 571 .108, as
			 it exists on February 22, 2022, or chapter 46.37 RCW.
(a) If a vehicle is in motion on a public
			 roadway, the vehicle must not:
(i) Display
			 aftermarket neon lighting devices.
(ii) Combine any type of letter, number,
			 sign, symbol or combination thereof with an eye level brake light meeting the
			 standards of   49 C.F.R. Part 571.108   (FMVSS 108). No function other than red
			 reflex reflectors will be combined in eye level brake lights.
(iii) Have a lighted or
			 electrically/mechanically powered sign or message board enabling change or
			 movement of any displayed message to be displayed or affixed to the vehicle.
			 Except:
(A) Vehicles that are used in
			 conjunction with officially sanctioned or sponsored motor vehicle traffic
			 control or movement may display lighted or electrically powered signs to assist
			 in the efficient control of traffic movement on public roadways. The signs must
			 be designed, worded, and located to limit misinterpretation and confusion by
			 the motoring public.
(B) Electric
			 signs may be unitized to identify taxicabs and the destinations of mass
			 transportation vehicles. These signs must not contain any commercial or
			 personal message and must be designed, worded, and located so that it is
			 clearly differentiated from other required motor vehicle lights.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-005 - Promulgation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
By authority of
				RCW
				   46.37.005 and
				46.37.420, the Washington state
				patrol adopts the following standards for tire chains and traction
				devices.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.420. 12-17-116, § 204-24-005,
				  filed 8/21/12, effective 9/21/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     46.37.005 and
				  46.37.420. 08-24-030, §
				  204-24-005, filed 11/24/08, effective
				  12/25/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-010 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
These standards apply to tire chains and traction devices
				designed for and used upon a public roadway.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.420. 12-17-116, § 204-24-010,
				  filed 8/21/12, effective 9/21/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     46.37.005 and
				  46.37.420. 08-24-030, §
				  204-24-010, filed 11/24/08, effective
				  12/25/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-015 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "All wheel
			 drive" means a vehicle which has four-wheel drive capability and may be driven
			 with all wheels in gear.
(2)
			 "Alternative traction device (ATD)" means pneumatically driven chains which,
			 when engaged, spin under the drive wheels automatically as traction is lost or
			 a traction device differing from metal chains in construction, material or
			 design but capable of providing traction equal to or exceeding that of such
			 metal chains under similar conditions.
(3) "Automatic tire chain" means an
			 air-operated centrifugal force system which deploys short lengths of chain
			 underneath the drive wheels.
(4)
			 "Cable laid rope" means a compound laid rope consisting of several ropes or
			 several layers of strands laid together into one rope.
(5) "Cable tire chains" means any ladder-type
			 cable tire chain assemblies designed for use on tires that have been
			 manufactured in accordance with the standards of the Tire & Rim
			 Association, Inc.; 3200 West Market Street; Akron, Ohio 44313.
(6) "Cross cable fastener" means any suitable
			 fastener used to attach each cross cable to the side cable. The fastener must
			 be constructed and assembled to prevent accidental detachment.
(7) "Cross cable traction reinforcement
			 sleeves" means a device that is constructed of the manufacturer's specified
			 material and of suitable length and width to maximize traction, braking,
			 cornering and longevity.
(8)
			 "Fastener" means any suitable connecting device, secured to one end of a side
			 cable constructed so that it can connect to the opposing end and be easily
			 closed (engaged or fastened) and be readily opened (released) by
			 hand.
(9) "Link tire chains" means
			 tire chains which consist of at least two chain loops, one on each side of the
			 tire, connected by evenly spaced metal cross chains across the tire
			 tread.
(10) "Reinforced cross
			 cables" means stranded cable wrapped or covered to provide increased resistance
			 to abrasive wear. This covering may be either a hard drawn spring wire, a
			 high-carbon steel wire or nylon type 6 or 12. The wrapped or covered cable must
			 be enclosed by traction reinforcement sleeves covering said cable essentially
			 from side connector to side connector. Cross cable must be of specified length
			 and provide proper drape over the tire tread.
(11) "Side cable" means stranded cable to
			 complete one full circumference along the tire sidewall.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     46.37.420 and
				  46.37.005. 10-19-073, §
				  204-24-015, filed 9/16/10, effective 10/17/10; 08-24-030, § 204-24-015,
				  filed 11/24/08, effective 12/25/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-020 - Standards for tire chains

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(1) Link
			 tire chains must meet the National Association of Chain Manufacturers Tire
			 Chain Specifications NACM-5179(TC).
(2) Cable tire chains must be designed for
			 use on tires mounted in accordance with specifications in Society of Automotive
			 Engineers (SAE) Recommended Practice J1232, Class S, and SAE Informational
			 Report J683a. Oversized tires, snow tires, special service, or special traction
			 tires, etc., may require chains of a larger size.
(a) Classifications. Cable tire chains
			 described in this specification must be of the following types as specified for
			 regular and restricted clearances:
(i)
			 Passenger car;
(ii) Single light
			 truck;
(iii) Heavy truck;
(iv) Special police and emergency
			 vehicle.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-030 - Standards for studded tires

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Studded tires must meet the following specifications:
(1) Studs must be metal, tipped with tungsten
			 carbide.
(2) Metal studs must be
			 inserted only in a new tire or a newly-recapped tire which has molded in the
			 tread the "pin-holes" into which metal studs are to be inserted. Studs must not
			 be inserted in any new tire or newly-recapped tire after it has been driven on
			 a vehicle.
(3) Metal studs may be
			 installed only by the tire manufacturer, or by a tire dealer or tire jobber who
			 shall install the metal studs in conformance with the manufacturer's
			 specifications.
(4) When a tire is
			 sold or offered for sale as a studded tire or when studs are installed in a new
			 tire or a newly recapped tire, there must be a minimum of seventy metal studs
			 evenly spaced around the tread of the tire.
(5) A tire must contain a minimum of
			 fifty-six metal studs at all times in order to qualify as a "studded tire" or
			 as an approved traction device.
(6)
			 Metal studs must not be installed in any tire of a vehicle which has a gross
			 vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds or over.
(7) School buses and fire department
			 equipment tires are exempt from subsection (6) of this section.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.005 and
				  46.37.420. 08-24-030, §
				  204-24-030, filed 11/24/08, effective 12/25/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     46.37.420, 46.12.330,
				  46.37.005. 02-19-055, §
				  204-24-030, filed 9/12/02, effective 10/13/02. Statutory Authority: RCW
				     46.12.330. 00-15-009, § 204-24-030, filed 7/10/00, effective 8/10/00.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     46.37.420. 92-05-016, § 204-24-030,
				  filed 2/10/92, effective 3/12/92; 83-21-080 (Order 83-10-01), §
				  204-24-030, filed 10/19/83; Order 7607, § 204-24-030, filed 9/14/76; Order
				  6902, § 204-24-030, filed
				  2/17/70.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-035 - Standards for alternative traction devices

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(1) In order for an alternative traction
			 device to be considered approved:
(a) The
			 alternative traction device must be tested in accordance with a recognized
			 standard on vehicles certified by its manufacturer as complying with the United
			 States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The testing will:
(i) Be conducted using USDOT approved summer
			 tires.
(ii) For passenger vehicles,
			 at minimum:
(A) Be done on both front and rear
			 wheel drive vehicles with the device mounted on only the drive tires.
(B) Include the following tests:
(I) Durability testing of the
			 product;
(II) Acceleration on both
			 snow and ice;
(III) Deceleration on
			 both snow and ice; and
(IV)
			 Traction force of the product on snow.
(iii) For vehicle combinations over 10,000
			 pounds as outlined in WAC
			 204-24-050(2),
			 at minimum:
(A) Be done on a five axle vehicle
			 with the device on one tire on each side of each drive axle and one tire on the
			 last axle of the last trailer or semi-trailer, if seeking approval for a
			 combination with five or less axles.
(B) Be done on a five axle vehicle with the
			 device mounted on all tires on one drive axle and one tire on the last axle of
			 the last trailer or semi-trailer, if seeking approval for a combination with
			 five or more axles.
(C) Include the
			 following tests:
(I) Durability testing of the
			 product;
(II) Acceleration on snow
			 and/or ice;
(III) Deceleration on
			 snow and/or ice; and
(IV) Traction
			 force of the product on snow.
(iv) Be done in comparison to a tire chain
			 when tested using the same standard to show that the alternative traction
			 device meets or exceeds the standard as compared to the results of the
			 referenced tire chain approved for use in the state of Washington under this
			 chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-040 - Traction devices

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The following equipment items are approved by the state patrol
				for use as traction devices wherever traction devices are required by the
				department of transportation:
(1) Tire
			 chains meeting the standards in WAC
			 204-24-020.
(2) Studded tires meeting the standards in
			 WAC 204-24-030.
(3) Approved traction tires. An approved
			 traction tire must have the following tread characteristics:
(a) A minimum of 4/32 inch tread, measured in
			 the center portion of the tire at three locations equally spaced around the
			 circumference of the tire.
(b) A
			 relatively aggressive tread pattern designed primarily to provide additional
			 starting, stopping, and driving traction on snow or ice. The tread must have
			 ribs, lugs, blocks or buttons the edges of which are at an angle greater than
			 thirty degrees to the tire circumferential centerline.
(c) On at least one side of the tread design,
			 the shoulder lugs protrude at least 1/2-inch in a direction generally
			 perpendicular to the direction of travel.
(d) Tires manufactured to meet these
			 specifications must:
(i) Be permanently
			 labeled on at least one sidewall with the words "mud and snow" or any
			 contraction using the letters "M" and "S" (e.g. MS, M/S, M-S, M & S, etc.);
			 or
(ii) Be permanently labeled on
			 at least one side wall with the mountain/snowflake symbol.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-050 - Use of tire chains or other traction devices

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(1)
			 Vehicles under 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
When traffic control signs are posted by the department of
				transportation it will be unlawful for any vehicle to enter the controlled area
				without having mounted on its drive tires the traction device specified by the
				sign, which must also meet the requirements of WAC 204-24-040.
(a) Exception for all wheel drive vehicles.
			 When "chains required" signs are posted, all-wheel drive vehicles will be
			 exempt from the chain requirement when all wheels are in gear and are equipped
			 with approved traction devices as specified in WAC 204-24-040 provided that
			 tire chains for at least one set of drive tires are carried in the
			 vehicle.
(b) Alternative traction
			 devices listed on the patrol's website as being approved for passenger vehicles
			 as outlined in this chapter will be considered approved for use when "chains
			 required" signs are posted.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-070 - Approval of tire chains or traction devices

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(1) Any tire chain, wheel chains, or studded
			 tires meeting the standards in this chapter or certified under one of the
			 following:
(a) Conformance to Federal Motor
			 Vehicle Safety Standards, or, if none,
(b) Conformance to current standards and
			 specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers will be considered as an
			 approved type chain, or studded tire.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-080 - Hearing procedure

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(1) Hearings
			 under this chapter will be pursuant to
			 chapters
			 34.05 RCW and 10-08 WAC as
			 supplemented by this section.
(2) A
			 presiding officer will conduct a hearing and any prehearing
			 conference(s).
(3) The burden of
			 proof in any hearing will be on the applicant seeking approval, or on the
			 person or agency seeking the suspension or revocation of approval or other
			 action by the patrol.
(4) Oral
			 proceedings must be recorded by the method chosen by the patrol and such
			 recording will become part of the hearing record.
(5) The following process applies to
			 administrative hearings under this chapter:
(a) The patrol will notify the assistant
			 attorney general of the petitioner's request for an administrative
			 hearing.
(b) The assistant attorney
			 general will draft an administrative complaint and send it to the petitioner
			 and to the office of administrative hearings.
(c) The office of administrative hearings
			 will schedule a hearing date, and will notify the petitioner, assistant
			 attorney general, and patrol in writing of the hearing date, time, and
			 location.
(d) The hearing will be
			 conducted by an administrative law judge assigned by the office of
			 administrative hearings.
(e) At the
			 hearing, the assistant attorney general will present witnesses and other
			 evidence on behalf of the patrol.
(f) At the hearing, the petitioner may be
			 represented by an attorney or may choose to represent himself or herself. The
			 petitioner or his/her attorney will be allowed to present witnesses and other
			 evidence.
(g) Nothing in this
			 section will prevent the parties from resolving the administrative matter by
			 settlement agreement prior to conclusion of the administrative
			 hearing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-24 - Traction devices › Section 204-24-090 - Appeal

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Any person aggrieved by the decision of the patrol suspending
				or revoking an approval may appeal such decision to the superior court under
				the provisions of
				chapter
				34.05
				RCW.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.420. 12-17-116, § 204-24-090,
				  filed 8/21/12, effective 9/21/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-32 - Regulations for private carrier buses › Section 204-32-010 - Definitions

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(1) "Chief" means
			 the chief of the Washington state patrol or their designee.
(2) "Private carrier bus" means every motor
			 vehicle designed for the purpose of carrying passengers used regularly to
			 transport persons in furtherance of any organized agricultural, religious, or
			 charitable purpose, and having a seating capacity for:
(a) Eight passengers if the transportation is
			 provided for compensation; or
(b)
			 Fifteen passengers if the transportation is provided not for compensation.
Such term does not include buses operated by common carriers
				under a franchise granted by any city or town or the Washington public
				utilities commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-32 - Regulations for private carrier buses › Section 204-32-020 - Standards for signal lamps

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The signal lamps required on private carrier buses must be
				constructed in conformance with the society of automotive engineers standard
				for "school bus red signal lamps," in effect at the time of manufacture of such
				lamps. All lamps used as signal lamps must meet the requirements set forth for
				lighting under chapter 204-21 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.005 and
				  46.37.290. 08-19-078, §
				  204-32-020, filed 9/16/08, effective 10/17/08; 99-18-028, § 204-32-020,
				  filed 8/24/99, effective 9/24/99; Order 7001, § 204-32-020, filed 6/10/70,
				  effective 7/15/70.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-32 - Regulations for private carrier buses › Section 204-32-030 - Standards for stop signal

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The stop signal required on private carrier buses must:
(1) Be fourteen inches vertically and
			 eighteen inches horizontally.
(2)
			 Be treated with red reflective material.
(3) Have the word "STOP" painted on the sign
			 in white with letters which are a minimum of eight inches in height and having
			 a three-quarter-inch stroke.
(4)
			 Meet the requirements outlined in above on both sides of the sign.
(5) Be mounted on the left side of the bus
			 just below the window line and adjacent to the driver of the bus.
(6) Be hinged at the front edge of the
			 sign.
(7) Be manually controlled by
			 the driver of the bus.
(8) Be so
			 constructed as to lock in an extended position perpendicular to the side of the
			 bus and to also lock in the closed position parallel to the side of the
			 bus.
(9) Only be actuated by the
			 driver of a private carrier bus whenever such vehicle is stopped on the highway
			 for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers, except:
(a) When the passengers boarding or alighting
			 do not have to cross a highway and the bus is stopped completely off the main
			 traveled portion of the roadway; or
(b) When the bus is stopped at an
			 intersection or place where traffic is controlled by a traffic officer or
			 official control signal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-32 - Regulations for private carrier buses › Section 204-32-050 - Identification signs

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A sign must be affixed to every private carrier bus that is
				plainly visible and contains the words
"private carrier bus."
The
				sign must:
(1) Have letters not less
			 than eight inches in height.
(2)
			 Have letters that are at least three-quarter-inch stroke.
(3) Be located above the windshield on the
			 front of the bus and above the rear windows on the rear of the bus.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.005 and
				  46.37.290. 08-19-078, §
				  204-32-050, filed 9/16/08, effective 10/17/08; Order 7001, § 204-32-050,
				  filed 6/10/70, effective 7/15/70.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-32 - Regulations for private carrier buses › Section 204-32-060 - Warning sign

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A sign must be affixed to the rear of every private carrier bus
				that is clearly visible and contains the words
"unlawful to pass bus when
				red lights flash."
The sign must:
(1) Be sixteen inches vertically and
			 thirty-two inches horizontally.
(2)
			 Have a background of silver retrodirective-reflex reflective
			 sheeting.
(3) Have lettering that
			 is size three inch B.
(4) Have the
			 letters
"unlawful to"
in black on line one.
(5) Have the letters
"pass bus
			 when"
in black on line two.
(6) Have the letters
"red lights
			 flash"
in red on line three.
EXCEPTION:
Buses that do not stop upon the roadway to load or
							 discharge passengers are exempt from the requirements of this section.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.37.005 and
				  46.37.290. 08-19-078, §
				  204-32-060, filed 9/16/08, effective 10/17/08; 99-18-028, § 204-32-060,
				  filed 8/24/99, effective 9/24/99; Order 7001, § 204-32-060, filed 6/10/70,
				  effective 7/15/70.