Vehicle Code section 28101

In addition to the lighting, sign, and flag requirements in Section 25270, 27904, 27904.5, and 28100, a pilot car shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a)

Be a vehicle not less than 60 inches in width.

(b)

Be equipped with all of the following:

(1)

One STOP/SLOW paddle.

(2)

One orange vest, shirt, or jacket.

(3)

One red hand flag (24 inches square).

(4)

One two-way radio communication device.

Source: Section 28101, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=28101.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1988; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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