Delaware Code § 21-4349

Multiple beam road lighting equipment
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Except as hereinafter provided, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combination thereof on
motor vehicles other than motorcycles or motor-driven cycles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions
of light projected to different elevations and such lamps may, in addition, be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically,
subject to the following limitations:
(1) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light or composite beam so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and
vehicles at a distance of at least 350 feet ahead for all conditions of loading;
(2) There shall be a lowermost distribution of light or composite beam so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and
vehicles at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of loading none of the high intensity
portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver;
(3) Every new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, registered in this State after January 1, 1956, which
has multiple beam road lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost
distribution of light from the head lamps is in use and shall not otherwise be lighted. The indicator shall be so designed and located
that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.

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