MagicMtnDan
FRF Addict
This pertains to California but it's a good reference for use elsewhere:
43 CFR 8365.1-6 states safety flags are required on all vehicles in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (This includes two-wheeled motorcycles.) All vehicles shall be equipped with a whip mast and a 6x12 inch red/orange flag. Flags may be of pennant, triangle, square, or rectangular shape. Masts must be securely mounted on the vehicle and extend 8 feet from the ground to the mast tip. Safety flags must be attached within 10 inches of the tip of the whip mast with club or other flags mounted below safety flag or on another whip.
Also:
The California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division has received approval from the Office of Administrative Law for revisions to the safety regulations for Oceano Dunes SVRA. The new regulations took effect on January 1, 2010.
The regulation now requires a whip and flag for all vehicles in the dunes. This requirement is consistent with the regulations for Dumont Dunes and Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Areas, which are popular areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The regulation also prohibits specified vehicle operations that are unsafe but do not rise to the level of reckless operation or child endangerment.
Source: http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25980
Here's the PDF: http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/pages/1170/files/CCR 4609 Effective 01-01-2010_OD.pdf
California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 3, Chapter 6 § 4609
§ 4609. Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area.
(a) All vehicles may be operated only as follows:
(1) The boundaries of vehicle use shall be designated by the District Superintendent as shown on a map posted at the unit.
(2) The towing by a vehicle of any object other than another vehicle or trailer is prohibited.
(3) All Off-Highway Vehicles registered under California Vehicle Code Section 38010 or other vehicles primarily operated for Off-Highway Vehicle activities shall be equipped with a whip, which is any pole, rod or antenna, that is securely mounted on the vehicle and which extends at least eight (8) feet from the surface of the ground when the vehicle is stopped.
(Note: This means a CB antenna magnetically mounted to the top of the cab with a safety flag on top of it would meet this requirement).
When the vehicle is stopped, the whip shall be capable of standing upright when supporting the weight of any attached flags.
At least one whip attached to each vehicle shall have a solid red or orange colored safety flag with a minimum size of six (6) inches by twelve (12) inches and be attached within ten (10) inches of the top of the whip. Flags may be of pennant, triangle, square, or rectangular shape. Club or other flags may be mounted below the safety flag or on a second whip.
(4) When a vehicle is operated in the dunes area, which is that land area extending from the first line of sand dunes inland outside Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve, the vehicle shall have additional equipment as follows:
(A) Each vehicle, except motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) shall be equipped with adequate roll bars or roof structure of sufficient strength to support the weight of the vehicle and shall have a secure seat and seat belt for the vehicle operator and each passenger. Seat belts shall be as specified in the California Vehicle Code.
(B) Each vehicle shall be equipped with a whip as described in section 4609(a)(3).
43 CFR 8365.1-6 states safety flags are required on all vehicles in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (This includes two-wheeled motorcycles.) All vehicles shall be equipped with a whip mast and a 6x12 inch red/orange flag. Flags may be of pennant, triangle, square, or rectangular shape. Masts must be securely mounted on the vehicle and extend 8 feet from the ground to the mast tip. Safety flags must be attached within 10 inches of the tip of the whip mast with club or other flags mounted below safety flag or on another whip.
Also:
The California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division has received approval from the Office of Administrative Law for revisions to the safety regulations for Oceano Dunes SVRA. The new regulations took effect on January 1, 2010.
The regulation now requires a whip and flag for all vehicles in the dunes. This requirement is consistent with the regulations for Dumont Dunes and Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Areas, which are popular areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The regulation also prohibits specified vehicle operations that are unsafe but do not rise to the level of reckless operation or child endangerment.
Source: http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25980
Here's the PDF: http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/pages/1170/files/CCR 4609 Effective 01-01-2010_OD.pdf
California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 3, Chapter 6 § 4609
§ 4609. Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area.
(a) All vehicles may be operated only as follows:
(1) The boundaries of vehicle use shall be designated by the District Superintendent as shown on a map posted at the unit.
(2) The towing by a vehicle of any object other than another vehicle or trailer is prohibited.
(3) All Off-Highway Vehicles registered under California Vehicle Code Section 38010 or other vehicles primarily operated for Off-Highway Vehicle activities shall be equipped with a whip, which is any pole, rod or antenna, that is securely mounted on the vehicle and which extends at least eight (8) feet from the surface of the ground when the vehicle is stopped.
(Note: This means a CB antenna magnetically mounted to the top of the cab with a safety flag on top of it would meet this requirement).
When the vehicle is stopped, the whip shall be capable of standing upright when supporting the weight of any attached flags.
At least one whip attached to each vehicle shall have a solid red or orange colored safety flag with a minimum size of six (6) inches by twelve (12) inches and be attached within ten (10) inches of the top of the whip. Flags may be of pennant, triangle, square, or rectangular shape. Club or other flags may be mounted below the safety flag or on a second whip.
(4) When a vehicle is operated in the dunes area, which is that land area extending from the first line of sand dunes inland outside Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve, the vehicle shall have additional equipment as follows:
(A) Each vehicle, except motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) shall be equipped with adequate roll bars or roof structure of sufficient strength to support the weight of the vehicle and shall have a secure seat and seat belt for the vehicle operator and each passenger. Seat belts shall be as specified in the California Vehicle Code.
(B) Each vehicle shall be equipped with a whip as described in section 4609(a)(3).
