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| | | An Act to Require Flashing Lights for Private Snow Plows |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, śC, as amended by PL 2001, c. 360, §6, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | C. The use of amber lights on vehicles is governed by the | | following. |
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| | | (1) A vehicle engaged in highway maintenance or in | | emergency rescue operations by civil defense and public | | safety agencies and a public utility emergency service | | vehicle may be equipped with auxiliary lights that emit | | an amber light. |
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| | | (2) A wrecker must be equipped with a flashing light | | mounted on top of the vehicle in such a manner as to | | emit an amber light over a 360 angle. The light must | | be in use on a public way or a place where public | | traffic may reasonably be anticipated when servicing, | | freeing, loading, unloading or towing a vehicle. |
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| | | (3) A vehicle engaged in snow removal or sanding operations on a | | public way must be equipped with and display at least 2 auxiliary | | lights mounted on the highest practical point on the vehicle and | | provide visible light coverage over a 360 range. The lights | | must emit an amber beam of light, be at least 6 inches in | | diameter and be equipped with blinking attachments. In lieu of | | the lights specified, a vehicle may be |
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