(a) General rule.--Every truck, other than a truck registered as either a Class I or Class II having a gross weight of 7,000 pounds or less, truck tractor and bus and any motor vehicle towing a trailer shall carry at least three portable emergency warning devices of a type specified by regulations promulgated by the department. The regulations shall be consistent with Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety, section 393.95.
(b) When display required.--Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in subsection (a) is disabled or stopped for more than ten minutes upon a roadway or shoulder outside of an urban district, or upon any divided highway, the driver of the vehicle shall display the portable warning devices of the type required under subsection (a) in such manner as the department shall direct by regulations.
(July 10, 1984, P.L.679, No.146, eff. 60 days)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 45 - Other Required Equipment
Section 4501 - Promulgation of regulations by department
Section 4502 - General requirements for braking systems
Section 4521 - Promulgation of regulations by department
Section 4522 - Effect of amendments to Federal regulations (Repealed)
Section 4523 - Exhaust systems, mufflers and noise control
Section 4524 - Windshield obstructions and wipers
Section 4525 - Tire equipment and traction surfaces
Section 4527 - Image display device
Section 4528 - Fire extinguishers
Section 4529 - Slow moving vehicle emblem
Section 4530 - Portable emergency warning devices
Section 4531 - Emission control systems
Section 4532 - Smoke control for diesel-powered motor vehicles
Section 4533 - Rear wheel shields
Section 4534 - Rearview mirrors
Section 4535 - Audible warning devices
Section 4537 - Device used to carry pedalcycles
Section 4551 - Safety regulations
Section 4552 - General requirements for school buses
Section 4553 - General requirements for other vehicles transporting school children
Section 4571 - Visual and audible signals on emergency vehicles
Section 4572 - Visual signals on authorized vehicles
Section 4572.1 - Flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks
Section 4572.2 - Solid waste collection vehicles
Section 4573 - Identification of certain vehicles
Section 4581 - Restraint systems
Section 4582 - Child Passenger Restraint Fund
Section 4583 - Hospital information program
Section 4584 - Oral hazard warning (Deleted by amendment)
Section 4585 - Use of information or evidence of violation of subchapter