Woa! I had forgotten I posted this, thanks for replying! I understand what your saying but let me follow up a little bit...
The law refers to "as defined in section 2" - here is section 2...
Pretty much all Ambulances in our area are equipped like this:257.2 “Authorized emergency vehicle” defined.
Sec. 2.
“Authorized emergency vehicle” means any 1 of the following:
(a) Vehicles of the fire department, police vehicles, ambulances, or privately owned motor vehicles of volunteer or paid fire fighters if authorized by the chief of an organized fire department, or privately owned motor vehicles of volunteer or paid members of a life support agency licensed by the department of consumer and industry services if authorized by the life support agency.
(b) For purposes of section 698(5)(c) during an emergency, a vehicle owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit charitable organization that is used exclusively for assistance during that emergency.
http://www.indianafiretrucks.com/pic...ulance-162.jpg
You cannot physically see that bar from behind the vehicle.
Same goes for newer fire trucks with stand up cabs. http://www.westfortannfire.org/image...s/ETA462sm.jpg
The idea is that one would still provide 360 degrees of lighting, just from the interior or yet the outside of the car, just not by attaching a light bar.
This law is just so confusing to me, I know what it's trying to say, but it starts out...
"Hey you cannot have these things unless...."(5) The use or possession of flashing, oscillating, or rotating lights of any color is prohibited except as otherwise provided by law, or under the following circumstances:
OK, fine an dandy, but then it goes on to say..(a) A police vehicle shall be equipped with flashing, rotating, or oscillating red or blue lights, for use in the performance of police duties.
(b) A fire vehicle or ambulance available for public use or for use of the United States, the state, or any unit of the state, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be equipped with flashing, rotating, or oscillating red lights and used as required for safety.
This is the first paragraph to mention "responding". Then it specifically calls section 2 and my understanding is, it says you cannot respond with a red as an emergency vehicle as defined in section 2, unless.........(c) An authorized emergency vehicle as defined in section 2 may be equipped with flashing, rotating, or oscillating red lights for use when responding to an emergency call if when in use the flashing, rotating, or oscillating red lights are mounted on the roof section of the vehicle, either as a permanent installation or by means of suction cups or magnets and are clearly visible in a 360 degree arc from a distance of 500 feet when in use. A person operating lights under this subdivision at any time other than when responding to an emergency call is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Yet no one seems to follow "on the roof, 360 degrees" specifically.
So my thinking is, technically, if I mount lights to the "roof section", but inside the vehicle, I am compliant. It doesn't state the 360 degree output has to specifically be from one light.
I know this isn't the usual kind of question but it really hurts my brain when I cannot grasp something...![]()

