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vehicle which is engaged in either escorting, or towing overdimensional materials, equipment, boats, or manufactured housing units by authority of a highway hauling permit issued pursuant to Section 46.1-343 of the Code of Virginia. Such lights shall be mounted on the tops of the escort and tow vehicles and on the upper rear end of the overdimensional vehicle or load for maximum visibility, front and rear. (a) A member of any fire department, volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue squad may equip one -vehicle owned by the member with not more than two (2) flashing or steady-burning red or red and white lights of a type approved by the Superintendent, for use by members only in answering emergency calls. (b) Dealers or businesses engaged in the sale of fire, rescue or police vehicles or ambulances may, for demonstration purposes, equip such vehicles with colored warning lights. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Unless such lighting device is both covered and not illuminated, no motor vehicle which is equipped with any lighting device other than lamps required or permitted in this article or required or approved by the superintendent or required by the Federal Department of Transportation shall be operated on any highway in the City. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to permit any vehicle not otherwise authorized, to be equipped with colored emergency lights, whether blinking or steady-burning. Section 23-389. Signs on windshields, etc. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlwful for any person to operate any motor vehicle upon a highway with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, front or rear side windows, or rear windows of such motor vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be placed by law or which may be permitted by the superintendent. The size and placement location of stickers or decals used by the city in lieu of license plates shall be in compliance with regulations promulgated by the Superintendent; at the option of the motor vehicle's owner, such stickers shall be affixed either at the upper edge of the center of the windshield or at some other place which may be designated by the Superintendent.