Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment

Zusammenfassung

This document proposes to amend the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on lighting to permit asymmetrical headlamp beams on motorcycle headlighting systems. An amendment of this nature would allow upper and lower beams to be emitted by separate dedicated headlamps on either side of a motorcycle's vertical centerline or by separate off center light sources within a single headlamp that is located on the vertical centerline. This action implements the grant of a rulemaking petition from Kawasaki Motors Corp.U.S.A. and represents a further step towards harmonization of Standard No. 108 with the lighting standards of other nations.