Lights on Privately Owned Vehicles: “Section 7E. No motor vehicle operated pursuant to section seven other than fire apparatus, ambulances, school buses, vehicles specified in section seven D used for transporting school children, and vehicles specified in section seven I shall mount or display a flashing, rotating or oscillating red light in any direction, except as herein provided; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prohibit an official police vehicle from displaying a flashing, rotating or oscillating red light in the opposite direction in which the vehicle is proceeding or prohibit fire apparatus from displaying a flashing, rotating or oscillating blue light in the opposite direction in which the vehicle is proceeding.” – MGL 90-7E
https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/09/ws/125-evo-awareness-student-guide.pdf
I am a Uber driver and got pulled over for having a green uber light on in Merrimac. Police where fine but explained the law and told me not to have it on unless in am pulled over looking or waiting for someone. So, uber and Lyft drivers beware.
You can have any colors that on your personal vehicle unless red or blue in Massachusetts they stress that issue alot no red or blue whether flashing or a steady beam the state patrol and local police will issue you I believe to be a $75 fine in my own opinion you can have amber , purple, green, Yellow, fog lights under your front bumper or 12 inches or more from your original headlights on your vehicle also Keep in mind of vehicles approaching you to dim them not to blind the other motorist if anything having, purple, Green, yellow, fog lights might actually increase visibility in low visibility conditions, but just use whatever color you want other than red, blue, in mass the state patrol also say amber is a big no no when it’s flashing or in strobe pattern also keep in mind ny state emt use green lights and ny state patrol use red and fire use blue lights as far I Know ma is the only state that is strict on red and blue steady lights without permits , Rhode island as far as I know is less strict you can basically do whatever you want I seen a Jeep with purple blue green yellow and orange lights all over it not flashing went right by pd no one bothered him, good luck with your lights on your personal vehicle I personally run purple on my…..
Thank you. I just have been pulled over tonight for interior led lights. It wasn’t flashing but was changin colors . Like fade mode. U r right about that like many states, mass police also stress about red n blue. He said me whatever u said. I also was searchin it after got home now n realized same into. They dont want see red n blie n flashin coz of emergency vehicles can have it. Interesting.. i’ll do window tint maybe it can help me as i like em when it’s multicolor. Especially, flashin with music.
in ma red blue are call firefighters emt w/permit purple is funeral vehicles only, green etc are after market and not allowed, Police is blue, , uber windshield lights wether blue or reg etc are illegal. you can be fined $35 to $300 plus have regitsrtaion revoked. Fog and driving lights in Ma are only white or amber for fog, directional and parking.
PS in Ma fire vehicles that are owned by a municipal or stae can have ONE singular blue light to the rear and Police can have ONE flashing red light to the rear, Private vehicles owned by call fire or emt are only allowed flashing red lights with permit signed by Chief and approved by the Registrar, they (private ) vehicles are not allowed to have a blue light to the rear,
In Ma purple lights are only allowed on official funeral vehicles or vehicles owned and operated by a Funeral director. , Amber lights are allowed on service vehicles tow trucks, snow plows and business service vehicles with the name displayed, security co etc. otherwise a permit from RMV is required.