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LR 595
Item 1

 
B. May be operated with assistance of the service brakes or
other source of power, provided that failure of the service
brake actuation system or other power assisting mechanism does
not prevent the parking brakes from being applied;

 
C. Must be designed so that, once applied, they remain
applied with the required effectiveness despite leakage or
exhaustion of any source of energy;

 
D. May share the same brake drums, brake shoes and lining
assemblies, brake shoe anchors and mechanical brake shoe
actuation mechanisms associated with the wheel brake
assemblies used for service brakes; and

 
E. If the means of applying the parking and service brakes
are connected, must be constructed so that failure of one
part does not leave the vehicle without operative brakes.

 
Sec. 23. 29-A MRSA §1904, sub-§4, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452,
Pt. Q, §21 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:

 
B. A motorcycle or motor-driven cycle must have one mounted
headlight.

 
Sec. 24. 29-A MRSA §1904, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

 
6. Motorcycle. A motorcycle or motor-driven cycle that does
not have an adequate beam for headlights is restricted to daytime
operation.

 
Sec. 25. 29-A MRSA §1913, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

 
3. Motorcycles. A motorcycle or motor-driven cycle must be
equipped with a rear view mirror mounted and adjusted to afford
the operator a clear, reflected view of the highway in the rear
for a distance of at least 200 feet.

 
Sec. 26. 29-A MRSA §2052, sub-§5, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452,
Pt. Q, §31 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:

 
B. Bicycles or other nonmotorized traffic, scooters, or
motorized bicycles or tricycles, or motor-driven cycles.

 
Sec. 27. 29-A MRSA §2062, last ¶, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.


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