CHAPTER 15. DISABLED VEHICLES
IC 9-21-15
Chapter 15. Disabled Vehicles
IC 9-21-15-1
Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following vehicles:
(1) A motor truck.
(2) A passenger bus.
(3) A truck tractor.
(4) A trailer.
(5) A semitrailer.
(6) A pole trailer.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
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Traveled portion of highway or shoulder during time when lightsare required; warning devices; requirements
Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, whenevera vehicle is disabled upon the traveled portion of a highway or theshoulder of a highway outside of a municipality at a time whenlighted lamps are required on vehicles, the person who drives thevehicle shall display the following warning devices upon thehighway during the time the vehicle is disabled on the highway:
(1) A lighted fusee, a lighted red electric lantern, or a portablered emergency reflector must be immediately placed at thetraffic side of the vehicle in the direction of the nearestapproaching traffic.
(2) As soon as possible within the burning period of a fusee(fifteen (15) minutes), the person shall place three (3)liquid-burning flares (pot torches), three (3) lighted red electriclanterns, or three (3) portable red emergency reflectors on thetraveled part of the highway in the following order:
(A) One (1) device approximately one hundred (100) feetfrom the disabled vehicle in the center of the lane occupiedby the vehicle and toward traffic approaching in that lane.
(B) One (1) device approximately one hundred (100) feet inthe opposite direction from the disabled vehicle and in thecenter of the traffic lane occupied by the vehicle.
(C) One (1) device at the traffic side of the disabled vehiclenot less than ten (10) feet behind and not more than ten (10)feet in front of the vehicle in the direction of the nearestapproaching traffic. If a lighted red electric lantern or a redportable emergency reflector has been placed at the trafficside of the vehicle under subdivision (1), the lantern orreflector may be used for this purpose.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
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Vehicle within 500 feet of a curve, hillcrest, or other obstruction;warning signals; requirements Sec. 3. If a vehicle is disabled within five hundred (500) feet of acurve, hillcrest, or other obstruction to view, the warning signal inthat direction shall be placed to afford ample warning to other usersof the highway. The warning signal may not be placed less than fivehundred (500) feet from the disabled vehicle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-15-4
Divided highways during time when lights are required; warningdevices; requirements
Sec. 4. Whenever a vehicle is disabled upon a roadway of adivided highway during the time that lights are required, the warningdevices prescribed in sections 2 and 6 of this chapter shall be placedas follows:
(1) One (1) device at a distance of approximately two hundred(200) feet from the vehicle in the center of the lane occupied bythe stopped vehicle and in the direction of traffic approachingin that lane.
(2) One (1) device at a distance of approximately one hundred(100) feet from the vehicle, in the center of the lane occupied bythe vehicle and in the direction of traffic approaching that lane.
(3) One (1) device at the traffic side of the vehicle andapproximately ten (10) feet from the vehicle in the direction ofthe nearest approaching traffic.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IC 9-21-15-5
Traveled portion of highway or shoulder during time when lightsare not required; warning devices; requirements
Sec. 5. Whenever a vehicle is disabled upon the traveled part ofthe highway or the shoulder of the highway outside of a municipalityat a time when the display of fusees, flares, red electric lanterns, orportable red emergency reflectors is not required under this chapter,the person who drives the vehicle shall display two (2) red flags uponthe roadway in the lane of traffic occupied by the disabled vehicle asfollows:
(1) One (1) flag at a distance of approximately one hundred(100) feet in advance of the vehicle.
(2) One (1) flag at a distance of approximately one hundred(100) feet to the rear of the vehicle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
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Vehicles used in transportation of flammable materials or vehiclesusing such materials as fuel; warning devices; requirements;prohibited devices
Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to the following:
(1) A motor vehicle used in the transportation of explosives.
(2) A cargo truck used for the transportation of a flammableliquid or compressed flammable gas. (3) A motor vehicle that uses compressed gas as a fuel.
(b) Whenever a motor vehicle is disabled upon a highway at atime or place described in section 2 of this chapter, the person whodrives the vehicle shall immediately display the following warningdevices:
(1) One (1) red electric lantern or portable red emergencyreflector placed on the roadway at the traffic side of the vehicle.
(2) One (1) red electric lantern or portable red reflector placedapproximately one hundred (100) feet to the front and one (1)placed approximately one hundred (100) feet to the rear of thedisabled vehicle in the center of the traffic lane occupied by thevehicle.
(c) A flare, fusee, or signal produced by flame may not be used asa warning device for a disabled vehicle under this section.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
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Warning devices; rules and regulations; law governing
Sec. 7. A flare, fusee, red electric lantern, portable red emergencyreflector, and flag to be displayed under this chapter must conformwith the requirements of IC 9-19.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
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Violations; Class C infraction
Sec. 8. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class Cinfraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.