Light Bars & LED Lighting in New York
Vehicle type: Truck
New York sets no cover requirement but a very low approval threshold: no lamp with a light source over 32 candlepower may be used unless the Commissioner has approved it. An unapproved light bar may not be used on the highway at all.
Verified against primary sources · August 2026
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