From: chance wolf (chance_wolf@shaw.ca)
Date: Tue Feb 17 2004 - 18:38:31 PST
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From: <cgarbee@ipass.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] amber flashing lights
> Quoting chance wolf <chance_wolf@shaw.ca>:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "sandman9" <sandman9@optonline.net>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 7:14 AM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] amber flashing lights
> >
> >
> > > Amber Lights are for emergency vehicles only, not MV.
> >
> > Not even close. It depends a great deal on where you are, actually.
Some
> > states have a list of restrictions a mile long, some couldn't care
less -
> > and even in those where you're technically contravening the local
Christmas
> > Light policy, I think many officers realize it's a safety issue and not
a
> > "Look at Me!" issue. The sensible ones at any rate.
Agreed. In North Carolina, General Statute 20-134 requires the use of a
amber
flashing light on mail carriers (bith USPS and contractor owned
vehicles)...
GS 20-130.2 requires amber lights on wreckers and DOT vehicles (and DOT
then
defines that any self propelled piece of equiment meets this definition of
DOT
vehicle including those used by contractors...). GS20-129.01 requires
amber
lights on vehicles over 80" wide...
FWIW: GS 20-130 covers additional lighting on vehicles (not covered in the
section on headlights, tailights, tag light, backup light, and turn
signals)
such as spot, auxillary driving, red/blue lamps (emergency
fire,rescue,medical
for red, law enforcement for blue), modulated head lamps (law enforcement
and
selected DOT vehicles...).
The breakdown of colors runs down to:
Blue- Law Enforcement
Red-Fire, medical, emergency vehicle
Yellow, Orange, White- general cautionary such as slow moving, overwidth,
odd
and sudden movement, etc.
Green, Private security (didn't look up the GS number for this one since it
didn't seem to affect any of the folks on this list too much...).
A few years back, a lot of the sheriff departments ran red/blue combination
light bars to illustrate that the officers had EMT training. Now, they
sneak
a few amber light under the blue ones that can "chase" from one side to the
other to help direct flow around the car during traffic stops or accident
response...
I'll summarize the light statutes on my website where I have the kids in
the
back rule (ok with restrictions...).
Be safe,
CGarbee
www.garbee.net/~cabell
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