(a) No person shall operate any vehicle having a width in any part in excess of 80 inches or a gross weight of vehicle and load of 8,000 pounds or more upon the highways of this State outside of a business or residential district during the period when lighted lamps must be displayed on vehicles, unless there shall be carried in such vehicle at least 3 flares, or 3 red electric lanterns or 3 portable red emergency reflectors capable of being distinguished at a distance of not less than 600 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.
(b) Whenever any vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section or its lighting equipment is disabled during the period when lighted lamps must be displayed and such vehicle cannot immediately be removed from the main traveled portion of a highway outside of a business or residential district, the driver or other person in charge of such vehicle shall cause flares, lanterns or reflectors to be lighted and placed upon the highway, 1 at a distance of approximately 100 feet in advance of such vehicle, 1 at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the rear of the vehicle and the third upon the roadway alongside of the vehicle. If the vehicle is transporting flammables, 3 red reflectors shall be so placed so as to afford a warning of the presence of the vehicle on the highway in lieu of such other signals and no open burning flare shall be placed adjacent to any such vehicle.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES
§ 4331. When lighted lamps are required.
§ 4332. Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps.
§ 4333. Head lamps on motor vehicles.
§ 4335. New vehicles to be equipped with reflectors.
§ 4336. Stop lamps and turn signals required on new motor vehicles.
§ 4337. Application of succeeding sections.
§ 4338. Additional equipment required on certain vehicles.
§ 4339. Color of clearance lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps and reflectors.
§ 4340. Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side marker lamps.
§ 4341. Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps and marker lamps.
§ 4342. Obstructed lights not required.
§ 4343. Lamp or flag on projecting load.
§ 4344. Lamps on parked vehicles.
§ 4345. Lamps on other vehicles and equipment.
§ 4346. Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps.
§ 4346A. LED ground effect lighting equipment on motorcycles.
§ 4347. Signal lamps and signal devices.
§ 4348. Additional lighting equipment [Effective until Jan. 1, 2025].
§ 4348. Additional lighting equipment [Effective Jan. 1, 2025].
§ 4349. Multiple beam road lighting equipment.
§ 4350. Use of multiple beam road lighting equipment.
§ 4351. Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles.
§ 4352. Number of driving lamps required or permitted.
§ 4353. Special restrictions on lamps.
§ 4354. Standards for lights on snow removal equipment.
§ 4355. Scope and effect of regulations.
§ 4356. Use of flashing lights.
§ 4356A. Use of revolving or flashing green light.
§ 4357. Carrying of flares in certain vehicles; use upon becoming disabled.