§ 24-12-10-1.26. Same—Combinations in driveaway-tow a way operations.

Combinations of motor vehicles, as enumerated in Section 12-10-1.19 of this ordinance, engaged in driveaway-towaway operations shall be equipped as follows:

A.

On towing vehicle;

(1)

on the front, two head lamps and two amber clearance lamps, one at each side;

(2)

on each side and near the front, one amber side-marker lamp;

(3)

on the rear, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop lamp; and

(4)

provided, however, that vehicles of less than eighty inches in width shall be equipped as provided in Section 12-10-1.20 of this ordinance.

B.

On the towed vehicles of a tow-bar combination, the towed vehicle of a single saddle-mount combination and on the rearmost towed vehicle of a double saddle-mount combination:

(1)

on each side, and near the rear, one red side-marker lamp; and

(2)

on the rear, one red tail lamp; two red clearance lamps, one at each side; one red or amber stop lamp; two red reflectors, one at each side.

C.

On the first saddle-mount of a double saddle-mount combination: one each side and near the rear, one amber side-marker lamp.

D.

Combinations of vehicles less than eighty inches in width in driveaway-towaway operations shall carry lamp and reflectors as required in Section 12-10-1.20 of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1567 , 5-29-18)

State law reference

66-3-815 NMSA 1978.