4501-9-02. Lights required

Motor vehicles used for rural mail delivery which display flashing lights, except those owned or leased by the United States postal service, shall comply with the following lighting specifications:

(A) The lighting assembly may consist of at least one and not more than three roof-mounted, flashing, rotating, oscillating light(s) or strobe-type light(s).

(B) Each light shall be amber in color when illuminated. Each light shall be of not less than twenty-one candle power, and shall be visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and rear of the motor vehicle. Side visibility is also permitted.

(C) All flashing lights required by this chapter are to be visible from the front and rear of the vehicle.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 3/9/2020 and 03/01/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4513.181
Rule Amplifies: 4513.181
Prior Effective Dates: 02/24/1956, 03/10/1980, 01/20/1996, 08/11/2005

Prior History: (Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 03/10/2015 and 03/10/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4513.181
Rule Amplifies: 4513.181
Prior Effective Dates: 02/24/56, 03/10/80, 01/20/96, 08/11/05)