---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 214.509"
title: "49"
number: "214.509"
heading: "Required visual illumination and reflective devices for new on-track roadway maintenance machines."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/214.509"
---

# §214.509. Required visual illumination and reflective devices for new on-track roadway maintenance machines.


Each new on-track roadway maintenance machine shall be equipped with the following visual illumination and reflective devices:

- (a) An illumination device, such as a headlight, capable of illuminating obstructions on the track ahead in the direction of travel for a distance of 300 feet under normal weather and atmospheric conditions;
- (b) Work lights, if the machine is operated during the period between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise or in dark areas such as tunnels, unless equivalent lighting is otherwise provided;
- (c) **An operative 360-degree intermittent warning light or beacon mounted on the roof of the machine.** New roadway maintenance machines that are not equipped with fixed roofs and have a light weight less than 17,500 pounds are exempt from this requirement;
- (d) A brake light activated by the application of the machine braking system, and designed to be visible for a distance of 300 feet under normal weather and atmospheric conditions; and
- (e) **Rearward viewing devices, such as rearview mirrors.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 68 FR 44407, July 28, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20107, 21301-21302, 31304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 28127, June 24, 1992, unless otherwise noted.