Can yellow warning lights be installed on ordinary vehicles?
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Yellow warning lights cannot be installed on ordinary vehicles. Relevant regulations: Different types of vehicles have specific regulations for warning lights. For example, fire trucks are required to use red flashing lights to alert pedestrians, ambulances use blue flashing lights, and police vehicles use red and blue flashing lights. Therefore, private cars are generally not allowed to install colored flashing lights, as it constitutes a traffic violation. All the aforementioned colored flashing lights are specialized equipment exclusively for public security departments. No one is permitted to install or use them privately unless under special circumstances or for specific vehicle types. In such cases, users must submit an application to the public security department for approval before installation and use.
From the perspective of ordinary car owners' practical use, installing yellow warning lights on regular private vehicles can cause many problems. Traffic regulations clearly stipulate that only special operation vehicles such as engineering rescue vehicles and road maintenance vehicles are allowed to use yellow warning lights. Installing them on ordinary passenger cars constitutes illegal modification. I once saw someone secretly install these lights in a car enthusiast group, only to be caught by traffic police on the spot. Not only did they have to remove the lights immediately, but they were also fined 500 yuan. What's more troublesome is that such behavior can affect annual vehicle inspections. If the inspection fails, you'll have to go through the hassle of filing with the vehicle management office, making it not worth the trouble. Instead of risking installing illegal warning lights, it's better to check your vehicle's original hazard lights. Using hazard lights in emergencies is both legal and safe.
