Sec. 698a.
Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps which may 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 act. 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 500 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.
History: Add. 1962, Act 166, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)
300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)
300-1949-VI-EQUIPMENT - Equipment (257.683... 257.714b)
Section 257.684 - Head Lamps; Lighting, Distance, Height.
Section 257.684a - Implement of Husbandry; Sale; Requirements; Posting Standards.
Section 257.685 - Head Lamps; Number; Modulator; Height; Auxiliary, Spot, or Other Lamp; Exemption.
Section 257.686 - Rear Lamps; Exemption; Requirements for Implement of Husbandry; Pickup Camper.
Section 257.687 - Special Lamps for Passenger Buses, Trucks and Trailers.
Section 257.688 - Additional Lights or Reflectors on Vehicles.
Section 257.689 - Clearance and Marker Lamps and Reflectors; Color.
Section 257.690 - Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, and Side Marker Lamps; Mounting.
Section 257.691 - Clearance and Marker Lamps and Reflectors; Visibility.
Section 257.692 - Combination Vehicles; Obstructed Lights, Lighting Requirements.
Section 257.693 - Lamp or Flag on Projecting Load.
Section 257.694 - Parked Vehicles; Lighting.
Section 257.695 - Minimum Lighting for All Vehicles.
Section 257.696 - Spot Lamps; Fog Lamps.
Section 257.697 - Signal Lamps or Devices; Exemption.
Section 257.697a - Sale or Operation of Certain Vehicles Unlawful; Exception.
Section 257.697b - Rear Stop Lamps.
Section 257.698a - Vehicular Traffic Hazard; Front and Rear Warning Lamps.
Section 257.699 - Multiple Beam Road Lighting Equipment; Requirements and Limitations.
Section 257.700 - Multiple-Beam Road Lighting Equipment; Oncoming Traffic; Intensity.
Section 257.701 - Single-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment; Intensity.
Section 257.703 - Slow-Moving Vehicles; Reduced Lighting Power.
Section 257.704 - Special Restriction as to Direction of Certain Lights.
Section 257.705 - Brake Equipment.
Section 257.705a - Brake Fluid Specifications.
Section 257.707 - Muffler, Engine, Power Mechanism, and Exhaust System; Requirements; Prohibitions.
Section 257.707a - Definitions Used in MCL 257.707a to 257.707e.
Section 257.707b - Exhaust System; Requirements.
Section 257.707c - Noise Limitations; Prohibitions; Violation as Civil Infraction.
Section 257.707d - Violations; Penalties; Liability; Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 257.707e - Test Instrumentation and Procedures; Rules; Local Vehicle Noise Rules.
Section 257.707f - Appropriation.
Section 257.708a - Windshields; Goggles, Eyeglasses, or Face Shields.
Section 257.710a - Safety Belts and Restraining Devices; Standards, Rules and Regulations.
Section 257.710b - Safety Belts; Bolts and Brackets.
Section 257.710f - Adoption of Program to Encourage Compliance.
Section 257.710g - Child Car Seat Safety Grant Program; Establishment.
Section 257.711 - Safety Glass Required; Safety Plastic on Buses; “Safety Glass” Defined; Penalties.
Section 257.711a - Repealed. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
Section 257.712, 257.713 - Repealed. 2002, Act 282, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.
Section 257.714 - Repealed. 1980, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981.
Section 257.714a, 257.714b - Repealed. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005.