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Bush Tucker Man:


Unless you happen to 'be attended upon' by a Traffic Cop who's having a really bad day, surely he/she will treat it with discretion & the view that you're trying to be as visible as possible?*
So, mounted amber strobes look to be feasible?

We have a couple of Consultants who have green strobe lights fitted, one even has (I believe) blue strobes on her ('company') car but she doubles as the Medical Director of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service - & thus it is (in essence) an unmarked Rapid Response Vehicle



*Just so long as you're not pretending to be something you're not (AA, RAC, etc....)

Lord Shagg-Pyle:

--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on April 26, 2009, 20:38:57 ---

Unless you happen to 'be attended upon' by a Traffic Cop who's having a really bad day, surely he/she will treat it with discretion & the view that you're trying to be as visible as possible?*
So, mounted amber strobes look to be feasible?


*Just so long as you're not pretending to be something you're not (AA, RAC, etc....)




--- End quote ---

I would tend to agree, but in the worst case scenario with a lot of 'what ifs' thrown in, such as what if a prang was to occur, and someone says "I saw red lights flashing on that car", the Police examine the vehicle and find the lights fitted, the insurance would be invalid. It comes back to the thread that was on here some time back. Undeclared/non legit mods cause all manner of problems
Not wishing to put a dampener on things, but I'd hate to see someone picked up for something like that.
If you are within the law, you can't be picked up.

Llanigraham:
The Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 state:

No vehicle shall be fitted with a lamp which is capable of showing any light to the rear, other than a red light, except....

(L) amber light from a warning beacon fitted to-
(i) a road clearance vehicle;
(ii) a vehicle constructed or adapted for the purpose of collecting refuse;
(iii) a breakdown vehicle;
(iv) a vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph or any trailer drawn by such a vehicle;
(v) a vehicle having an overall width (including any load) exceeding 2.9 m;
(vi) a vehicle used for the purposes of testing, maintaining, improving, cleansing or watering roads or for any purpose incidental to any such use;
(vii) a vehicle used for the purpose of inspecting, cleansing, maintaining, adjusting, renewing or installing any apparatus which is in, on, under or over a road, or for any purpose incidental to any such use;
(viii) a vehicle used for or in connection with any purpose for which it is authorised to be used on roads by an order under section 44 of the Act;
(ix) a vehicle used for escort purposes when travelling at a speed not exceeding 25 mph;
(x) a vehicle used by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise for the purpose of testing fuels;
(xi) a vehicle used for the purpose of surveying;
(xii) a vehicle used for the removal or immobilisation of vehicles in exercise of a statutory power or duty;

(M) green light from a warning beacon fitted to a vehicle used by a medical practitioner registered by the General Medical Council (whether with full, provisional or limited registration);

(N) yellow light from a warning beacon fitted to a vehicle for use at airports;

defuzz:
isn't there also something in the regulations about flashing lights and I'm heavily paraphrasing here "must be on for the same amount of time as they are off" eg they need to be 1 second on, 1second off rather than a strobe which is .5 seconds off,00.2 seconds on, 0.5 seconds on

thereby technically outlawing strobes entirely??

Lord Shagg-Pyle:

--- Quote from: defuzz on April 27, 2009, 11:13:27 ---isn't there also something in the regulations about flashing lights and I'm heavily paraphrasing here "must be on for the same amount of time as they are off" eg they need to be 1 second on, 1second off rather than a strobe which is .5 seconds off,00.2 seconds on, 0.5 seconds on

thereby technically outlawing strobes entirely??

--- End quote ---

There probably is. Personally I've never tried to count the flashes. It gives me a headache, a bit like doing a response run in heavy rain or snow at night, when the strobes falsh back off the drops! :shock:

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