Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-220
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Back-up and vehicular hazard warning lamps
Official statutory text
A. Any motor vehicle shall be equipped with not more than two
back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps.
Any back-up lamp shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in
forward motion.
B. Every vehicle shall be equipped with vehicular hazard
warning lamps required for that vehicle at the time the vehicle was
manufactured by standards of the United States Department of
Transportation pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.108. Such lamps
shall be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other
vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the
exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing, and
when so equipped may display such warning in addition to any other
warning signals required by this title. The lamps used to display
such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as
widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall display
simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color
between white and amber. The lamps used to display such warning to
the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced
laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously flashing
amber or red lights, or any shade of color between amber and red.
These warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less
than five hundred (500) feet in normal sunlight.
C. Any vehicle may be equipped with one or more side marker
lamps and any such lamp may be flashed in conjunction with the turn
or vehicular hazard warning lamps.
back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps.
Any back-up lamp shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in
forward motion.
B. Every vehicle shall be equipped with vehicular hazard
warning lamps required for that vehicle at the time the vehicle was
manufactured by standards of the United States Department of
Transportation pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.108. Such lamps
shall be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other
vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the
exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing, and
when so equipped may display such warning in addition to any other
warning signals required by this title. The lamps used to display
such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as
widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall display
simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color
between white and amber. The lamps used to display such warning to
the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced
laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously flashing
amber or red lights, or any shade of color between amber and red.
These warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less
than five hundred (500) feet in normal sunlight.
C. Any vehicle may be equipped with one or more side marker
lamps and any such lamp may be flashed in conjunction with the turn
or vehicular hazard warning lamps.
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