Led lights got me a ticket
#41
RE: Led lights got me a ticket
it's like that in myrtle beach too. my oldest son got pulled, and let off with a warning for running green lights on his honda civic.....the trooper said, any colored lights. i'm assuming the same would go for bikes too...
#44
RE: Led lights got me a ticket
A partner of mine did security for a bar in Flagler beach and we got to know the cops there pretty well... this is what they told us.
You can NOT have blue lights on your bike, period. Red lights are only allowed as tail lights, no where else.
As well, your license plate has to be horizontal, and it doesn't matter how loud your bike is, as long as it has a baffle....
You can NOT have blue lights on your bike, period. Red lights are only allowed as tail lights, no where else.
As well, your license plate has to be horizontal, and it doesn't matter how loud your bike is, as long as it has a baffle....
#45
RE: Led lights got me a ticket
My brother got busted in Wisconsin last year for blue ground effect lights on his 67 Impala the deputy said no blue when operating on the road OK for show or in the parking lot
#46
RE: Led lights got me a ticket
ORIGINAL: earthdog
If the state law doesn't state "led" then they must be legal untill the state law defines the use of led lights.
If the state law doesn't state "led" then they must be legal untill the state law defines the use of led lights.
Ah, that's news to me. I've been in law enforcement for 11 years and never heard that the source of the light would determine if it was legal or illegal. Here in Colorado it doesn't matter what type of light source you're using. Red only to the rear and not flashing. No blue or green period unless you're an emergency vehicle or snow plow.
#47
RE: Led lights got me a ticket
ORIGINAL: pococj
Why did you even bother to pay the stupid ticket, internet good deal or not? What were they gonna do, come to Ohio & extradite you? If I'm out of my home stateand get a ticket that I deserve, I have no problem with ponying up the bucks. Otherwise I exercise a little "civil disobedience", and ignore 'em. Too easy for them to use you as a revenue enhancement source when you're on a bike and far from home.
Why did you even bother to pay the stupid ticket, internet good deal or not? What were they gonna do, come to Ohio & extradite you? If I'm out of my home stateand get a ticket that I deserve, I have no problem with ponying up the bucks. Otherwise I exercise a little "civil disobedience", and ignore 'em. Too easy for them to use you as a revenue enhancement source when you're on a bike and far from home.
Bad advice my friend. Most states have a compact in reference to driver's licenses. That means that if you get a ticket in another state and ignore it, your license gets suspended in your home state. I've stopped more than a few people that thought they could ignore out of state tickets and found out the hard way that you can't.
Just my 2 cents
#48
RE: Led lights got me a ticket
Amber to the front, Red to the Rear!
When I drove truck I had a Silver Kenworth with a Purple Scallop. I had purple reflector lug covers on my wheels and when I got pulled in for inspection the Trooper made me pull ever damn on them off before she let me leave the inspection bay.
BTW she was a big busty blonde that drove a 66 Vette! .........hard to say no to her..........well that and the badge and Glock she was sportin'!
When I drove truck I had a Silver Kenworth with a Purple Scallop. I had purple reflector lug covers on my wheels and when I got pulled in for inspection the Trooper made me pull ever damn on them off before she let me leave the inspection bay.
BTW she was a big busty blonde that drove a 66 Vette! .........hard to say no to her..........well that and the badge and Glock she was sportin'!
#49
RE: Led lights got me a ticket
Once again, the FEDS, as in DOT have established what color etc lights will be on vehicles. The ONLY colors authorized are WHITE - Front only, RED - rear only, AMBER - anywhere. Most(all as far as I know) states have adopted word for word the DOT rules for lights as well as other SAFETY items. By authorizing what colors you can use, they have ruled out any other colors. Different states have passed other laws pertaining to lights, but the basic DOT rules still apply.
Now, a previous Attorney General, here in AR, issued a ruling on the neon lights underneath vehicles. Basically, the rule is, if you can't see the actual light, only the glow from the light, then it is O.K. no matter what color it is. If you can see the acutal light bulb, then the DOT rules apply.
There will be some argue with me I am sure, but I have seen no successful defense mountedon these "blue/red/other light tickets" in the courts where I live.
(LEO 25 yrs+......don't know it all, but I can read the statute book[:@])
Now, a previous Attorney General, here in AR, issued a ruling on the neon lights underneath vehicles. Basically, the rule is, if you can't see the actual light, only the glow from the light, then it is O.K. no matter what color it is. If you can see the acutal light bulb, then the DOT rules apply.
There will be some argue with me I am sure, but I have seen no successful defense mountedon these "blue/red/other light tickets" in the courts where I live.
(LEO 25 yrs+......don't know it all, but I can read the statute book[:@])