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60-6,221. Headlights; construction; adjustment; requirements.(1) The headlights of motor vehicles shall be so constructed, arranged, and adjusted that, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, they will at all times mentioned in section 60-6,219 produce a driving light sufficient to render clearly discernible a person two hundred feet ahead, but the headlights shall not project a glaring or dazzling light to persons in front of such headlights.(2) Headlights shall be deemed to comply with the provisions prohibiting glaring and dazzling lights if none of the main bright portion of the headlight beam rises above a horizontal plane passing through the light centers parallel to the level road upon which the loaded vehicle stands and in no case higher than forty-two inches, seventy-five feet ahead of the vehicle. SourceLaws 1931, c. 110, § 45, p. 320; Laws 1939, c. 78, § 5, p. 321; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1176; R.S.1943, § 39-780; R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,140; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 317. AnnotationsThis section requires a driving light sufficient to render a pedestrian two hundred feet away clearly discernible. Beck v. Trustin, 177 Neb. 788, 131 N.W.2d 425 (1964).Motorist has duty to have headlights throwing a beam at least two hundred feet ahead. Bailey v. Spindler, 161 Neb. 563, 74 N.W.2d 344 (1956).Instruction on particular requirements of this section was not required. Segebart v. Gregory, 160 Neb. 64, 69 N.W.2d 315 (1955).If truck had no lights burning, it violated this section. Davis v. Spindler, 156 Neb. 276, 56 N.W.2d 107 (1952).Where headlights substantially fail to conform to requirements of this section, the presence of the vehicle on highway is unlawful. Nichols v. Havlat, 140 Neb. 723, 1 N.W.2d 829 (1942), reversed on rehearing, 142 Neb. 534, 7 N.W.2d 84 (1942).Where driver's lights are on high beam as he approaches an unlighted truck with bulk of its body above the high beam, the failure of driver to see the truck does not necessarily constitute gross negligence. Holberg v. McDonald, 137 Neb. 405, 289 N.W. 542 (1940).Failure to have head lamps complying with this section is evidence of negligence, but does not necessarily preclude recovery by guest riding in car having defective lights. Gleason v. Baack, 137 Neb. 272, 289 N.W. 349 (1939).A red rear light or tail light formed no part of equipment prescribed by statute. McGaffey v. Blosser, 129 Neb. 371, 261 N.W. 565 (1935).