Reflective tape
My wife is on some face book RV groups. It seems on her groups everyone is talking about adding extra reflective tape on the back of the camper. I do not have a problem with adding the tape. I am j...
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mike-s wrote:JaxDad wrote:That law doesn't prohibit, it requires rear reflectors to be red.
Michigan Vehicle Code 257.698 (4)
Conspicuity tape isn't a "reflector," it's a "reflectorized material." They're different, distinction is made at 257.688(2). Michigan license plates are made of white reflectorized material.
You must have a very different edition of the Michigan Code than I do. 257.688 (2) refers ONLY to a Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV) device on an “implement of husbandry” such as a farm tractor.
I seriously doubt someone could get away with saying an RV is an implement of husbandry, and if they did, the law also says it is restricted to 25 miles per hour. That would make a 300 mile day 12 driving hours long.
BTW, this whole deviation from the OP’s original line started with white reflective material on the rear of a vehicle being illegal. I’m glad you started with “it requires rear reflectors to be red”.
