Michigan Compiled Laws § 257.693 Lamp Or Flag On Projecting Load.


257.693 Lamp or flag on projecting load.

Sec. 693.

Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in section 684 hereof, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under this section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square and so hung that the entire area is visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching from the rear.


History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949


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