§ 14-703. Lights—Number and type required.

Every motor vehicle operated on any street within the city shall be equipped with not less than two (2) headlights mounted on the right and left of the front thereof with clear bulb and lens of sufficient illuminating power to render clearly discernible a substantial object on the street ahead for a distance of two hundred (200) feet, and a rear or tail light mounted on the rear thereof with red lens and a clear light illuminating the rear plates of such vehicle so that the characters thereon shall be visible for a distance of fifty (50) feet; provided, that motorcycles shall be equipped with one such headlight and one rear light with red lens and a clear light illuminating the registration plates of such motorcycle.

(Code 1971, § 13-120)

State law reference

Lights, reflectors, W. Va. Code, §§ 17C-15-2—17C-15-30.