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MS SB2192
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Section 63-7-47 of the Mississippi Code to add nighttime safety lighting requirements for timber product loads on motor vehicles.
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Requires vehicles transporting timber products that extend more than 4 feet beyond the vehicle bed or trailer to display a rotating or oscillating amber strobe-type lamp or light-emitting diode light at the end of the load from one-half hour before sunset to one-half hour after sunrise.
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Maintains existing daytime requirement for a red flag or cloth not less than 16 inches square when any load extends 4 feet or more beyond the rear of the vehicle.
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Takes effect July 1, 2011.
Legislative Description
Transportation; require safety lights on a load of timber products projecting a certain distance beyond the end of the trailer.
Last Action
Approved by Governor
3/23/2011