MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE
Act 300 of 1949
257.706 Horn or other warning device; siren, whistle, air horn, or bell; theft alarm signal device.
Sec. 706.
(a) A motor vehicle, including a motorcycle or moped, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet but a horn or other warning device shall not emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn but shall not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway.
(b) A vehicle shall not be equipped with nor shall a person use upon a vehicle a siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this section.
(c) A commercial vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal.
(d) An authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, air horn, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but the siren shall not be used except when the vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law. In those cases the driver of the vehicle shall sound the siren when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach of the vehicle.
(e) A motor vehicle licensed as an historic vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell which may be used when participating in a parade, exhibition, tour, or similar event.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 134, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 100, Eff. July 1, 1976 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1978
Notes of Decisions
Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. v. Stark, 468 N.W.2d 498 (Mich. 1991).
“2361(1) (regulating handlebar height of mopeds and motorcycles operated on highway); MCL 257.706; MSA 9.2406 (requiring all motor vehicles "including a motorcycle or moped” to be equipped with a horn); MCL 257.”
People v. Pitts, 564 N.W.2d 93 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997).
“2405 (defective brakes), MCL 257.706; MSA 9.2406 (defective horn), MCL 257.”
People v. Martinez, 535 N.W.2d 236 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995).
· cites it 2× “424 [9] MCL 257.706; MSA 9.2406 [10] MCL 750.234a; MSA 28.”
Susan Porter v. Kelly Martinez, 68 F.4th 429 (9th Cir. 2023).
“” Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.706 (a). Minnesota: “The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation, give audible warning with the horn, but shall not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway.”
People v. Robinson, 74 N.W.2d 41 (Mich. 1955).
· cites it 2× “" The car in which they were "patrolling" the public highway was likewise a carefully contrived simulation of a public vehicle, including in its details, a siren permitted *356 under our statutes (CLS 1954, § 257.706 [Stat Ann 1952 Rev § 9.2406]) only to authorized emergency…”
Dauer v. Zabel, 172 N.W.2d 701 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969).
· cites it 2× “This, in the court’s opinion, was in violation of MCLA § 257.706 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.2406).”
Sarazin v. Johnson Creamery, Inc., 126 N.W.2d 706 (Mich. 1964).
“It is that the trial judge erred in denying plaintiffs’ request to charge number 2, the important phases of which are quoted as follows: “Now, certain statutes of the State of Michigan are applicable to the facts of this case, and the pertinent parts of these statutes read as…”
Ortega v. Lenderink, 159 N.W.2d 140 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968).
“* OLS 1961, § 257.706 (Stat Ann I960 Rev § 9.2406).”
Larzelere v. Farmington Twp., 234 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975).
· cites it 2× “The trial court indicated that the vehicle was exceeding the speed limit, constituting a violation of the statute unless there was compliance with the requirements for emergency *469 vehicles.”
Ortega v. Veenstra, 169 N.W.2d 467 (Mich. 1969).
“CLS 1961, § 257.706 (Stat Ann 1968 Bev § 9.2406) provides: “The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.”
Genesee Merchants Bank & Trust Co. v. Nat'l Auto Leasing Corp., 180 N.W.2d 295 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970).
· cites it 2× “Second, it is argued that Fechik was negligent in not sounding his horn in light of MCLA § 257.706 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.2406), which requires a driver to sound his horn “when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation” of his motor vehicle.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.706(d) — 1 case
Larzelere v. Farmington Twp., 234 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975).
“The trial court indicated that the vehicle was exceeding the speed limit, constituting a violation of the statute unless there was compliance with the requirements for emergency *469 vehicles.”
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