§ 62-262. Horns and warning devices.

(a)

Every motor vehicle when operated upon a roadway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sounds audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet; but no horn shall be used other than to give reasonable warning.

(b)

No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon any vehicle any siren or whistle, except that a vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device that is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal.

(c)

Every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet; but such siren shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency or in immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which event the driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren, whistle, or bell when reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.

(Ord. No. O-90-9-112, § 8-7, 9-10-90)

State law reference

Similar provisions, T.C.A. § 55-9-201.