(a) No person shall operate any motor truck, bus or commercial tractor upon any highway within the City at any time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise unless there is carried in such vehicle, except as provided in division (b), the following equipment which shall be of the types approved by the Ohio Director of Transportation:
(1) At least three flares or three red reflectors or three red electric lanterns, each of which shall be capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of 500 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night time.
(2) At least three red-burning fusees, unless red reflectors or red electric lanterns are carried.
(3) At least two red cloth flags, not less than twelve inches square, with standards to support same.
(4) The type of red reflectors shall comply with such standards and specifications in effect on September 16, 1963, or later, established by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and must be certified as meeting such standards by Underwriter's Laboratories.
(b) No person shall operate, at the time and under the conditions stated in division (a) of this section, any motor vehicle used in transporting flammable liquids in bulk, or transporting compressed flammable gases, unless there is carried in such vehicle three red electric lanterns or three red reflectors meeting the requirements stated above and there shall not be carried in any such vehicle any flares, fusees or signal produced by a flame.
(c) This section does not apply to any person who operates any motor vehicle in a work area designated by protection equipment devices that are displayed and used in accordance with the manual adopted by the Ohio Department of Transportation under Ohio R.C. 4511.09.
(ORC 4513.27)
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.99)