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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".16" citation="COMAR 11.19.02.16" title_num="11" subtitle_num="19" chapter_num="02" heading="Alternating Flashing Lights.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Buses shall be equipped with a system consisting of four red flashing warning lights and four amber flashing warning lights.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Shields are required over the warning lights except those equipped by the manufacturer with halogen or L.E.D. (Light Emitting Diodes). The shields may be of a single type to cover both the red and amber lights and shall be painted black, with a minimum depth of 4 inches.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>There shall be a red and amber pilot light which shall go on when the respective amber or red systems are actuated. The appropriate pilots shall either go out or flash at an obvious altered rate if any of the lights in the system are not functioning normally.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The warning light switches and red and amber pilot lights shall be mounted to the right of the seated driver within easy unobstructed reach, in a panel or a specific area in the dash, and not incorporated with other switches.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The signal lamp system shall operate as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>With master switch on and entrance door closed, depress momentary switch. Amber pilot light and amber flashing lights shall go on.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Open entrance door. Amber pilot light and amber flashing lights shall go off and red pilot light and red flashing lights shall go on. Stop arm shall automatically extend.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Close entrance door. Red pilot and flashing lights shall go off, and the stop arm shall retract immediately.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Open entrance door without depressing momentary switch. Red pilot light and red flashing lights shall go on. Stop arm shall automatically extend.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>With master switch off, depressing momentary switch may not activate the amber flashing system, nor will opening entrance door activate the red flashing signal and stop arm.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>An override switch shall be provided which permits the activation of the red warning lights and red pilot light without opening the service door.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The red override system shall operate when the master switch is in both the on and off positions.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Installation Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each flashing light shall be mounted with its axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of vehicle.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Front and rear alternately flashing lights shall be spaced as far apart laterally as practicable.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Alternately flashing lights shall be mounted at the front above the windshield and at the rear so that the lower edge of lens is not lower than top line of the side window.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Vertical and lateral vision of the front and rear alternately flashing warning lights may not be obstructed by any part of the body or lamphouse insofar as standard vehicle body construction permits.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The area around each lamp, extending approximately 1 inch outward, shall be painted black.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A separate fuse, circuit breaker, or field effect transistor, adequate to prevent damage to the system in the event of a dead short, shall be provided between the power source and the master switch.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>