Indiana § 9-21-7-5 Lights; distribution of beam; direction; illumination of objects;
reduction of glare

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-21-7-5 — Lights; distribution of beam; direction; illumination of objects; reduction of glare

Indiana § 9-21-7-5

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 21TRAFFIC REGULATION

Ch. 7Vehicle Equipment

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Ind. Code § 9-21-7-5 (2026).

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(a)Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent to a roadway during the times specified in section 2 of this chapter, the person who drives the motor vehicle shall use a distribution of light or composite beam directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle.

(b)Whenever a person who drives a vehicle described in subsection

(a)approaches an oncoming vehicle within five hundred (500) feet, the person shall use a distribution of light or composite beam aimed so that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The lowermost distribution of light or composite beam specified in IC 9-19-6-20 is considered to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road conto

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(a) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated
on a roadway or shoulder adjacent to a roadway during the times
specified in section 2 of this chapter, the person who drives the motor
vehicle shall use a distribution of light or composite beam directed high
enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a
safe distance in advance of the vehicle.
(b) Whenever a person who drives a vehicle described in subsection
(a) approaches an oncoming vehicle within five hundred (500) feet, the
person shall use a distribution of light or composite beam aimed so that
the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver.
The lowermost distribution of light or composite beam specified in IC 9-19-6-20 is considered to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road
contour and loading.
(c) Except when overtaking and passing another vehicle, whenever
the person who drives a vehicle described in subsection (a) follows
another vehicle within two hundred (200) feet to the rear of the other
vehicle, the person shall use a distribution of light permissible under
this title other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in IC 9-19-6-20.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-24.]