EXTENDED LIGHT BAR REQUIREMENTS

Extended Light Bar -- Mounted on the rear and in reality replaces the required lights mounted on the towing/hauling vehicle.

Taillights: 13 AAC 04.025. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a vehicle must be equipped with at least two taillights mounted on the same level, as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and as low as practicable, but no less than 20 inches above the roadway on the rear, so that when lighted emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 1000 feet to the rear.

Stop Lights: 13 AAC 04.035. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a vehicle must be equipped with two or more stop lights meeting the requirements of (c) of this section, except that passenger cars manufactured or assembled before January 1, 1958, must be equipped with at least one stop light. On a combination of vehicles, only the stop light on the rear most vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. (c) The stop lights required in (a) of this section must be mounted on the rear of the vehicle and must display a red light, or a shade of red, visible from a distance of at least 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight. The lights must be illuminated by application of the service or foot brake.

Turn Lights: 13 AAC 04.037. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a vehicle must be equipped with electric turn signal lights meeting the requirements of (b) of this section, except that passenger cars and trucks less than 80 inches in width, and manufactured or assembled before January 1, 1953, need not be equipped with electric turn signals lights. (b) When required under this section a vehicle must be equipped with electric turn signals which indicate an intention to turn by flashing lights showing to the front and rear of the vehicle on the side of the vehicle toward which the turn is to be made, and visible from a distance of at least 500 feet in sunlight. The lights showing to the front must be mounted on the same level, as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signaling, must emit yellow light except that a vehicle manufactured before January 1, 1969, the lights showing to the front may emit white or yellow light, or shade of light between white and yellow. The lights showing to the rear must be mounted on the same level, as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signaling, must emit a red or yellow light or a shade of light between red and yellow.

17 AAC 25.XXX, Operation, Wheeled Vehicles, or the Division of Measurement Standards Administrative Permit Manual, Oversize and Overweight Permits does not provide an dimension for the Extended Light Bar. The requirements set forth in 13 AAC 04.025,.035 and .037 takes precedence.