Meaning The Color Of The Blue, Red And Yellow Rotator Lights On Vehicles

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certain cars passing on the highway are equipped with rotator lights or blue, red, and yellow lights. Additional accessors to cars that emit intense flashes are used as a sign that passing cars have special privileges. So, what does the color of the rotator lights attached to the vehicle body? Check out the full information below.

Based on Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation (LLAJ), the rotator lights are divided into three types, namely blue, red, and yellow.

For the meaning of the color of the rotator light or strobo, it is explained in Article 59 paragraph (5). The explanation is as follows:

The rules for using rotator lights are contained in the Road Traffic and Transportation Law, precisely in Articles 234 and 135.

According to the law, rotator lights, strobos or sirens can only be used for vehicles of state agencies, such as police cars, ambulances, and fire engines.

However, not a few users of four-wheeled vehicles put rotator lights on their cars. The goal is to avoid congestion on the highway.

The use of rotators by civil society is not allowed. This means that installing a rotator light on a private vehicle is an illegal act.

For those who are still determined to use rotator lights on private cars, they will be subject to sanctions, as stated in Article 287 Paragraph 4 of Law Number 22 Year 2009. The following reads:

Everyone driving a Motorized Vehicle on the road that violates the provisions regarding the use or main right of vehicles using a warning tool with a sound and beam as referred to in Article 59, Article 106 paragraph (4) letter f, or Article 134 shall be punished with a maximum imprisonment of 1 (one) month or a maximum fine of IDR 250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand rupiah).

According to the LLAJ Law, there are several vehicles that are allowed to use rotator lights, including:

This is information about the meaning of the colors of blue, red, and yellow rotators. Hopefully this article can add insight to the loyal readers of VOI.ID.