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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby tescoking » Fri Nov 29, 2013 2:04 am

project.r.racing wrote:
tescoking wrote:Why they have never pull over those limo with their blue leon lights being visible. Once again I checked very carefully, you are allow to have neon lights under your car, as long as it is not visible to others and it is not FLASHING. It never say what colour is not allow.
got a link to what you are checking? cos:-

http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFil ... IB_108.pdf

A vehicle fitted with coloured lighting can be given a compliance notice (defect notice/yellow sticker)

A vehicle fitted with coloured lighting can be given a compliance notice:
Under-body lamps are visible when viewed by another driver whilst seated in a low vehicle.
Where under-body lamps are fitted, there exist chromed under-body car components which may reflect the light unacceptably towards other road users.
The lamps fitted can be confused with turn indicators, brake lamps, emergency warning lamps, etc.
The lighting diminishes the conspicuity of other statutory lighting requirements.
The lamps flash or if they can be made to flash.


2 reasons within WA transport mobs that would have got you a defect...

not sure what you mean by checking carefully. But I found that with a 5 second google search.


I did not offend any of these restriction from above.
Having blue is doesn't mean it can be confused as emergency warning. As long as the blue is not flashing then how can it be emergency warning? A brake light is red and you could say it is emergency warning too.
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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby taminga16 » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:13 am

No offence meant Tescoking, but ƒü¢k OFF, THE LAW IS THE LAW and that is all.
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P.S. It is also an offence to display flashing amber lights O/S of a work zone.
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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby tescoking » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:29 am

taminga16 wrote:No offence meant Tescoking, but ƒü¢k OFF, THE LAW IS THE LAW and that is all.
Greg.
P.S. It is also an offence to display flashing amber lights O/S of a work zone.


I can understand that why you are so sad, because you can't even have another colour.
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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby Boyracer » Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:14 am

After reading the first post I could see this was going to end in tears....
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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby project.r.racing » Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:51 am

tescoking wrote:
project.r.racing wrote:
tescoking wrote:Why they have never pull over those limo with their blue leon lights being visible. Once again I checked very carefully, you are allow to have neon lights under your car, as long as it is not visible to others and it is not FLASHING. It never say what colour is not allow.
got a link to what you are checking? cos:-

http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFil ... IB_108.pdf

A vehicle fitted with coloured lighting can be given a compliance notice (defect notice/yellow sticker)

A vehicle fitted with coloured lighting can be given a compliance notice:
Under-body lamps are visible when viewed by another driver whilst seated in a low vehicle.
Where under-body lamps are fitted, there exist chromed under-body car components which may reflect the light unacceptably towards other road users.
The lamps fitted can be confused with turn indicators, brake lamps, emergency warning lamps, etc.
The lighting diminishes the conspicuity of other statutory lighting requirements.
The lamps flash or if they can be made to flash.


2 reasons within WA transport mobs that would have got you a defect...

not sure what you mean by checking carefully. But I found that with a 5 second google search.


I did not offend any of these restriction from above.
Having blue is doesn't mean it can be confused as emergency warning. As long as the blue is not flashing then how can it be emergency warning? A brake light is red and you could say it is emergency warning too.
yes you did. blue is blue. it can be confused, maybe not easily in your books, but it can be. and they dont need to flash to be confusing, as per the last rule. which is why flashing has its own rule.

you neons in your garage thread would be easily seem by other motorists on the road. i can see them in the photo. so how do you claim they are not? the police person could see them also.

seriously?

sorry if english isn't your first language. but the rules are pretty simple. do not have your neons turned on while you are driving. colour is just a secondry issue.

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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby M1474 » Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:03 am

You're lucky you got a decent cop who just gave you a warning and not a fine and/or defect.

Maybe save the neon usage for the carpark.
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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby NitroDann » Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:30 am

Lots of hate here.

I think the neon looks dumb also, is anyone legitimately confused with which car is which?

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But I do believe that you aren't allowed, so just leave them off when moving.

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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby hks_kansei » Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:20 pm

NitroDann wrote:I think the neon looks dumb also, is anyone legitimately confused with which car is which?


It's more for distance, and night.

At night in the rear view mirror, with headlights shining you can't really make out what make/model a car is until it's pretty close.
All you can make out is car, blue lights.


Hell, I've even mistaken HID lights for police ones a few times (when they hit a bump and the light goes a very blue colour, I guess refraction or whatever)
Granted, it's only been for a split second (one look back and I realise it's not a police car, just some sh*t HID lights)
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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby Rocky » Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:02 pm

Not my taste, but I can understand that young guys are into this stuff.

What did surprise me however was some years ago I worked with a social worker/manager who was married to an engineer.
He had the family 4WD all tricked out with these little blue bulbs - must have been a dozen or more around the body.
He thought it made the vehicle look like a roadtrain (or something equally bizarre)

I thought it was kind of a funny thing for a 50yo guy w a family.
Reinforces my belief that a lot of people don't grow up they just pull on a 'disguise' of maturity.
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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby tescoking » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:46 pm

Then how come all the limos in Perth can have blue/red/pink colour? :(
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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby NitroDann » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:50 pm

They aren't allowed to, but the system doesn't work properly due to officer 'discretion'.

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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby kenson » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:01 pm

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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby Neilus » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:01 pm

tescoking wrote:Then how come all the limos in Perth can have blue/red/pink colour? :(


Why do you want everyone to think your car's full of drunken, obnoxious women on a hens night?

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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby NitroDann » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:02 pm

Are you joking !?

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Re: bad lucky tonight

Postby tescoking » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:15 pm

Alright...I am gonna take them off now, if I have to have purple I rather not to have any
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