4501-25-02. General warning signal requirements  


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  • (A) Each vehicle shall be equipped with two double-faced amber flashing lamps.

    (B) The warning lamps shall be mounted as high and as far apart as practicable, but in no case should the lateral spacing be less than three feet apart.

    (C) Visibility of the warning lamps shall be unobstructed by any part of the vehicle ten degrees above to ten degrees below the horizontal and from forty-five degrees to the right to forty-five degrees to the left of the centerline of the vehicle.


Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 9/3/2019 and 09/01/2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4513.182
Rule Amplifies: 4513.182
Prior Effective Dates: 01/19/1976, 06/15/2009

Prior History: (R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/04/2014 and 09/04/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 4513.182
Rule Amplifies: R.C. 4513.182
Prior Effective Dates: 01/19/76, 06/15/09)