Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 735 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DRIVER AND MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES DIVISION
Division 110 - HORNS/SIRENS/SOUND DEVICES
Section 735-110-0000 - Definitions Relevant to Sirens
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
The following definitions shall apply regarding rules and standards for sirens for ambulances and emergency vehicles:
(1) "AAMVA" means the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, 1201 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 910, Washington D.C. 20036.
(2) "ANS" means a standard adopted by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., 1430 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10018.
(3) "Ambulance" means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle that is regularly provided or offered to be provided for the emergency transportation of persons suffering from illness, injury or disability.
(4) "CAC Title 13, Article 8" means recognized standards for sirens, compiled by the State of California. (Effective 10/31/81)
(5) "Electromechanical Siren" means a siren with a stator and rotor driven by an electric motor.
(6) "Electronic Siren" means a siren with an oscillator, amplifier and speaker.
(7) "Emergency Vehicle" means a vehicle that is equipped with lights and sirens as required under ORS 815.230, 816.310, 820.350, and 820.370 and that is any of the following:
(8) "Hi-Lo" means a nonsiren sound, as defined in this rule.
(9) "Manual" means a siren control that allows the operator to produce a wailing sound by alternately applying and releasing a momentary contact switch.
(10) "Mechanical Siren" means a siren with a stator and rotor driven by a mechanical connection to a moving part of the vehicle or engine.
(11) "Nonsiren Sound" means an audible device, such as a vehicle theft alarm, that produces:
(12) "SAE" means a standard or recommended practice of the Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15096.
(13) "Siren" means a warning device that produces the audible sound readily identified with emergency vehicles.
(14) "Transportation Safety" means the Transportation Safety Office of the Department of Transportation.
(15) "Wail" means a siren sound that is a slow, continuous automatic cycling of increasing and decreasing frequencies and sound levels.
(16) "Yelp" means a siren sound producing a rapid continuous automatic cycling of increasing and decreasing frequencies and sound levels.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 815.030 & 820.370
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 815.030, 815.225 - 815.230 & 820.350 - 820.370