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Warning lights, signs and flags in New York

Required warning equipment and load markings, including applicability thresholds, placement, technical standards, exemptions, and removal rules.

6 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 2 official sources.

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  • When are oversize warning signs required or exempt, and what dimensions and removal rules apply?Nothing on file for New York answers this yet.

  • When must a signalling arrow board be used?Nothing on file for New York answers this yet.

Facts

5 topics

Warning light required (Yes or no)

Whether the vehicle or combination must be equipped with a yellow warning light meeting the prescribed visibility, flash frequency and lens dimensions.

Yes

Type 8 – Oversize Snow Plow Equipment for Private Contractors

Flag required (Yes or no)

Whether the vehicle or combination must display warning flags meeting the prescribed dimensions and placement when its dimensions exceed the specified thresholds, or when required by a permit condition.

Yes

Vehicles over 8'6" in width

Flag minimum dimension (Measures)

Minimum required side length of each warning flag displayed on the vehicle or load, in metres.

1′ 6″0.46 m

In general

  • 1′ 6″0.46 mType 8 – Oversize Snow Plow Equipment for Private Contractors

Flag placement (Choices)

Position on the vehicle or load where warning flags must be displayed, as specified by the applicable permit condition.

  • What the rules state

    • Front and rear left

    Not stated here: Front left, Rear left, Front, Rear, Both sides, and Extreme ends.

Flag width threshold (Measures)

Overall width of the vehicle or combination, including load and equipment, above which warning flags must be displayed.

8′ 6″2.59 m

Where these facts come from