The Colorado Law on the Placement of Emergency Lights
Colorado law sets requirements for who must carry "emergency vehicle lighting," as well as where that equipment must be placed in the event of a roadside emergency.
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Who Must Carry Emergency Vehicle Lighting
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As of 2011, Colorado law requires all motor vehicles with a truck license and weighing 6,000 lbs. or more, as well as all passenger buses, to carry "in an accessible place inside or on the outside of the vehicle" at least three bi-directional emergency reflective triangles. Tow trucks must also carry this equipment.
When to Use Emergency Lights
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Trucks and buses are required to use their emergency light equipment whenever stopped on the highway, or the shoulder of the highway, for any cause other than "necessary traffic stops."
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Placement of Emergency Lights
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Under Colorado law, the driver of the stopped motor vehicle must "immediately activate the vehicular hazard warning signal flashers" and continue using them until she places the emergency reflective triangles at the following locations: one at the traffic side of the stopped vehicle, within 10 feet of the front or rear of the vehicle; one at about 100 feet from the vehicle in the direction of oncoming traffic; and one about 100 feet from the vehicle in the opposite direction of oncoming traffic. If the vehicle is stopped within 500 feet of a curve or hill, the driver must place a reflective triangle within 100 to 500 feet of the vehicle in the lane where it's obstructed from view.
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