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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.423A SNOWPLOWS AND SNOW
1 2 REMOVAL VEHICLES – EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION.
1 3 1. All bid specifications for snowplows or other snow
1 4 removal vehicles purchased by the state or a political
1 5 subdivision of the state on or after July 1, 1998, shall
1 6 require that the vehicles be equipped to enhance visibility of
1 7 the vehicle by other motorists with at least the following:
1 8 a. A dual-bulb, rotating beacon with three-hundred-sixty-
1 9 degree visibility, mounted on the top of the vehicle.
1 10 b. Reflective tape along the sides and rear of the
1 11 vehicle.
1 12 c. When the snowplow blade is attached to the vehicle,
1 13 accessory snowplow headlights on the vehicle to be no higher
1 14 than eighty inches and no lower than forty-eight inches from
1 15 the ground, and the accessory snowplow headlight bulbs to be
1 16 no more than sixty-eight inches and no less than forty inches
1 17 apart.
1 18 2. An operator of a snowplow or other snow removal vehicle
1 19 shall activate the rotating beacon when the snowplow blade is
1 20 attached to the vehicle.
1 21 EXPLANATION
1 22 This bill requires all public agency bid specifications for
1 23 new snowplows and other snow removal vehicles to be purchased
1 24 on or after July 1, 1998, to include a requirement that the
1 25 vehicles be equipped with a minimum level of lights and other
1 26 features to improve visibility of the snow removal vehicle by
1 27 other drivers. The minimum equipment is a dual-bulb, rotating
1 28 beacon mounted on the top of the vehicle and visible over 360
1 29 degrees of motion which must be activated when the snowplow is
1 30 attached to the vehicle. Reflective tape on the sides and
1 31 rear of the vehicle is also required. The bill also requires
1 32 that when the snowplow blade is attached, the accessory
1 33 headlights are to be no higher than 80 inches and no lower
1 34 than 48 inches from the ground. In addition, the accessory
1 35 headlights are to be no more than 68 inches but no less than
2 1 40 inches apart. Failure to comply with the provisions of the
2 2 bill by a person preparing the bid specifications and
2 3 operating a snow removal vehicle would constitute a simple
2 4 misdemeanor pursuant to section 321.482.
2 5 The bill may contain a state mandate in accordance with
2 6 Code section 25B.2. Code section 25B.2 provides that a
2 7 political subdivision is not required to comply with a state
2 8 mandate unless funding for the cost of the state mandate is
2 9 provided or the percentage of the mandate which will be funded
2 10 is specified by the general assembly.
2 11 LSB 3028HH 77
2 12 jm/jw/5.2
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