Sec. 18-124. Other permissible lights; police and fire department
vehicles, emergency vehicles, etc.[263]
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two
fog lamps, one passing lamp, one driving lamp, two side
lamps of not more than six candle power, an interior light of
not more than fifteen candle power, vacant or destination
signs on vehicles operated as public carriers and signal
lamps.
Only those vehicles listed in subsection (a) of section 1866.1
and paragraph (a) of this section and school buses may
be equipped with flashing, blinking or alternating red emergency
lights of a type approved by the superintendent.
Vehicles used for the principal purpose of towing disabled
vehicles or in constructing, maintaining and repairing streets
and highways or utilities on or along public streets and highways
may be equipped with flashing, blinking or alternating
amber warning lights of a type approved by the superintendent.
(a) A member of any fire department, volunteer fire company
or volunteer rescue squad may equip one vehicle owned
by him with a flashing or steady-burning red light of a type
approved by the superintendent, for use by him only in answering
emergency calls.
Any person violating the provision of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Blue lights, steady or flashing, of a type approved by
the superintendent, shall be reserved for civil defense vehicles,
publicly or privately owned.
No motor vehicle shall be operated on any street or highway
which is equipped with any lighting device other than
lamps required or permitted in this article or required or
approved by the superintendent. (Code 1959, § 18-124; 6-2165,
§ 18.)
