California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol
Chapter 2 - Lighting Equipment
Article 5 - Mechanical Test Requirements
Section 682 - School Bus Warning Lamps

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 682

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

School bus warning lamps shall be aimed to comply with the following requirements:

(a) Visual Aim. When aimed visually by means of an aiming screen or optical aiming machine, the lamps shall have the center of the high intensity zone on a vertical line straight ahead of the lamp center and on a horizontal line not higher than the level of the lamp center nor lower than 10 cm (4 in.) below this level.

(b) Mechanical Aim. When aimed with a mechanical aiming machine, warning lamps with three mechanical aiming pads on the lenses shall be between 0 and 4 down on the up and down scale and at 0 on the left and right scale of the aimer.

Note: Authority cited: Section 26103, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 24012 and 26103, Vehicle Code.

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