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Legal Lighting Question
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
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--- Quote from: "Evilgoat" ---Prod them about flashy headlights and tail lights if you dont mind. Its something on my to-do list and I dont reaslly want to have to work out how to get a trolley cot in a Disco to justify them ;)
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RVLR covers this:
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13.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), no vehicle shall be fitted with a lamp which automatically emits a flashing light.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of-
(a) a direction indicator;
(b) a headlamp fitted to an emergency vehicle;
(c) a warning beacon or special warning lamp;
(d) a lamp or illuminated sign fitted to a vehicle used for police purposes;
(e) a green warning lamp used as an anti-lock brake indicator; or
(f) lamps forming part of a traffic sign.
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That about sums it up really. It evens covers the Police for the supposed perception by the Public of usage of Blues and Twos/Wee Waa's (technical terminology) for 'getting back for a meal break'. Big no-no.
What is this fascination with flashing lights? :? From personal experience, the strobes on EMS vehicles are a pain, literally sometimes, when it is raining, foggy or snowing due to glare back. Gives me a raging headache. Headlight flashing and grill lights are far better, IMHO.
Evilgoat:
--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---[What is this fascination with flashing lights? :? From personal experience, the strobes on EMS vehicles are a pain, literally sometimes, when it is raining, foggy or snowing due to glare back. Gives me a raging headache. Headlight flashing and grill lights are far better, IMHO.
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I'm only thinking grille lamps tbh. Quite often find myself stopped somewhere where I'd like the whole planet to see me there (in the hope that the numpties on our roads may have a figting chance of not splattering themselves against my rear x-member) but I do hate light bars on anything.
A few years back I found a wrecked, upturned car covered in blood in the middle of the new forest at 12am. Stopped, parked to effectively alert anyone comming checked for people and called the police. As you can guess they turned up in force along with a battle-bus (Ambulance) and the resultant strobes in pitch back messed up my sight to the point I had to ask them to turn them off to drive away. Grille lights are too low to be a problem. I also know what you mean about them refecting off things, oddly enough the old 'whirly' lights never caused me an issue. I'm sure I have to old bucket sized units somewhere off of a control unit :)
Terranosaurus:
--- Quote from: "Evilgoat" ---Quite often find myself stopped somewhere where I'd like the whole planet to see me there (in the hope that the numpties on our roads may have a figting chance of not splattering themselves against my rear x-member)
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There does seem a rather obvious answer to that.
Unless you drive an exempted vehicle it is illegal to have them fitted never mind to use them, even non red reflectors are illegal, why draw more of the wrong sort of attention to your self.
Grill lights alone fall foul of the fact that the light or combination of lights must be visible from 360 degrees around the vehicle. Its all in THIS LINK
Evilgoat:
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There does seem a rather obvious answer to that.
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Yes, if I use the example of the last time I had to do it I could have left the driver of the car to die on the hard shoulder.
Please dont assume I'm stupid
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