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C. The use of amber lights on vehicles is governed by the
following.

 
(1) A vehicle engaged in highway maintenance or in
emergency rescue operations by civil defense and public
safety agencies and a public utility emergency service
vehicle may be equipped with auxiliary lights that emit
an amber light.

 
(2) A wrecker must be equipped with a flashing light
mounted on top of the vehicle in such a manner as to
emit an amber light over a 360` angle. The light must
be in use on a public way or a place where public
traffic may reasonably be anticipated when servicing,
freeing, loading, unloading or towing a vehicle.

 
(3) A vehicle engaged in snow removal or sanding
operations on a public way must be equipped with and
display at least 2 an auxiliary lights mounted on the
highest practical point on the vehicle and provide
light that provides visible light coverage over a 360`
range. The lights light must emit an amber beam of
light, be at least 6 inches in diameter and be equipped
with a blinking attachments or strobe light function
and have sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet
in normal daylight. In lieu of the lights specified, a
vehicle may be equipped with at least one auxiliary
rotating flashing light having 4-inch sealed beams and
showing amber beams of light over a 360` range or an
amber strobe, or combination of strobes, that emits at
a minimum a beam of 1,000,000 candlepower and provides
visible light coverage over a 360` range. When the
left wing of a plow is in operation and extends over
the center of the road, an auxiliary light must show
the extreme end of the left wing. That light may be
attached to the vehicle so that the beam of light
points at the left wing. The light illuminating the
left wing may be controlled by a separate switch or by
the regular lighting system and must be in operation at
all times when the vehicle is used for plowing snow on
public ways.

 
(4) A vehicle equipped and used for plowing snow on other than
public ways may be equipped with an auxiliary rotary flashing
light that must be mounted on top of the vehicle in such a manner
as to emit an amber beam of light over a 360` angle, or an amber
strobe, or combination of strobes, that emits at a minimum a beam
of 50 candlepower and provides visible light coverage


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