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Council Directive 93/92/EEC of 29 October 1993 on the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two or three-wheel motor vehicles (repealed)
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the edges of the illuminating surface furthest from the median longitudinal plane must also not be more than 400 mm from the outermost part of the vehicle,
the internal edges of the illuminating surfaces must be at a distance of at least 500 mm,
there must be a minimum distance between the illuminating surfaces of the nearest indicators and dipped-beam headlamps of:
75 mm in the case of a minimum indicator intensity of 90 cd,
40 mm in the case of a minimum indicator intensity of 175 cd,
20 mm in the case of a minimum indicator intensity of 250 cd,
≤ 20 mm in the case of a minimum indicator intensity of 400 cd.
Horizontal angles: see Appendix 2.
Vertical angles: 15° above the horizontal.
However, the vertical angle below the horizontal may be reduced to 5° if the lamps are less than 750 mm above the ground.
The direction indicator lamps may move in line with the steering angle.
Direction indicator lamps must switch on independently of the other lamps. All direction indicator lamps on one side of a vehicle must be switched on and off by means of one control.
This may be optical or auditory or both. If it is optical it must be green and of the flashing type. It must be visible under all normal operating conditions. It must be extinguished or remain alight without flashing or show a marked change of frequency in the event of the malfunction of any of the direction indicator lamps. If it is entirely auditory it must be clearly audible and show the same operating conditions as the optical telltale.
The characteristics listed below must be measured with the electrical generator supplying current only to those circuits that are essential to the operation of the engine and lighting devices.
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