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combination of strobes, that emits at a minimum a beam | | of 1,000,000 candlepower and provides visible light | | coverage over a 360 range. The light may be in use on | | a public way only when the vehicle is entering the | | public way in the course of plowing private driveways | | and other off-highway locations. |
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| | | (5) A rural mail vehicle may be equipped with | | auxiliary lights. |
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| | | (a) The lights used to the front must be white | | or amber, or any shade between white and amber. |
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| | | (b) The lights used to the rear must be amber | | or red, or any shade between amber and red. |
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| | | (c) The lights, whether used to the front or | | rear, must be mounted at the same level and as | | widely spaced laterally as possible. |
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| | | (d) The lights, whether used to the front or | | rear, must flash simultaneously. |
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| | | (e) The lights must be visible from a distance | | of at least 500 feet under normal atmospheric | | conditions at night. |
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| | | (6) A vehicle used or provided by a contract | | security company to assist in traffic control and | | direction at construction or maintenance sites on a | | public way may be equipped with auxiliary lights. | | Effective July 1, 1996, the auxiliary lights must be | | amber. Prior to July 1, 1996, the auxiliary lights | | must be green or amber. |
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| | | (7) A Department of Public Safety vehicle operated | | by a motor carrier inspector may be equipped with | | auxiliary lights that emit an amber light. |
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| | | This bill requires vehicles used for plowing snow on private | | ways to be equipped with a rotary amber flashing light. |
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