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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, § 1913: Mirrors, 1993

Vehicles on public ways must have an adequate rear-view mirror or reflector when rear visibility is blocked; motorcycles must have a rear-view mirror, and temporary outside rearview mirrors must be removed or adjusted…

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“Vehicles on public ways must have an adequate rear-view mirror or reflector when rear visibility is blocked; motorcycles must have a rear-view mirror, and temporary outside rearview mirrors must be removed or adjusted when no trailer or semitrailer is used.”

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Vehicles on public ways must have an adequate rear-view mirror or reflector when rear visibility is blocked; motorcycles must have a rear-view mirror, and temporary outside rearview mirrors must be removed or adjusted when no trailer or semitrailer is used.

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Vehicles on public ways must have an adequate rear-view mirror or reflector when rear visibility is blocked; motorcycles must have a rear-view mirror, and temporary outside rearview mirrors must be removed or adjusted when no trailer or semitrailer is used.

1. Mirrors required. A person may not operate on a public way a vehicle so constructed, equipped, loaded or used that the operator is prevented from having a constantly free and unobstructed view of the way immediately to the rear, unless there is attached a mirror or reflector placed and adjusted to afford the operator a clear, reflected view of the highway to the rear of the vehicle for a distance of at least 200 feet. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 2. Temporary mirrors. When a vehicle is operated without a trailer or semitrailer, temporary outside rearview mirrors must be removed or otherwise adjusted so as not to extend beyond the width of the automobile. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 3. Motorcycles. A motorcycle 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. [PL 2005, c. 577, §26 (AMD).]
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