Display of Warning Devices When Commercial Vehicle Disabled
San Diego Municipal Code § 86.0136
in effect§86.0136 Display of Warning Devices When Commercial Vehicle Disabled
Every motor truck having an unladen weight of 4,000 pounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of weight when operated upon any highway outside of any business or residence district and upon which highway there is insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of 200 feet during the time specified in Section 618 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, shall be equipped with and carry at least two flares or lights or reflectors when reflectors shall be of a type approved by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. When any vehicle above–mentioned or any trailer or semi–trailer is disabled on the roadway or within 10 feet thereof at any time mentioned in said Section 618, a warning signal of the character indicated above shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately 100 feet in advance of and 100 feet to the rear of such disabled vehicle. The warning signals herein mentioned shall be displayed continuously during the times mentioned in said Section 618 while such vehicle remains disabled upon the roadway or within 10 feet thereof.
(Renumbered from former Section 86.22 on 8-5-2013 by O-20281 N.S.; effective 9-4-2013.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter08/Ch08Art06Division01.pdf#page=17Fetched: 10/28/2026