Does anyone know the law in regards to a Brake Light Modulator? are they legal here? good investment? thanks
Does anyone know the law in regards to a Brake Light Modulator? are they legal here? good investment? thanks
I made inquiries about these maybe five years back - illegal in NZ at that time - no flashing red lights allowed unless you are a emergency vehicle.
I like the idea of them as the longer you have the brake on the faster the light pulses (on the good ones) logically getting the attention of the vehicles behind you.
I looked into this about 6 years ago, and they are not legal in NZ.
There are a couple of options that look good and should pass the 'side of the road' Police test (despite being totally illegal because you could confuse some brain-dead numpty).
https://www.skenelights.com/online-s...tems-c22720602
http://www.signaldynamics.com/backoffxp
The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight underpants.
I had thought you'd need some way to turn it off for a WoF or if a cop car was following.
Seems unfortunate that they're not legal though.
I did read an advertising blurb from a US company that claimed their system flickered/flashed when in peripheral vision but looked solid when looking directly at it.
It seemed to be in the brains ability to fill in the missing gaps Ala TV, film etc.
The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight underpants.
depends on the testing station how excited the tester would get about this....wait....too soon?
Life is not measured by how many breaths you take, but how many times you have your breath taken away
That would work ... right up to the time you are being followed by a mufti cop. Then ... all bets are off ...
Being hit from behind is not a "Being seen" issue ... but a "Not looking" issue ...
We all have mirrors (well we should have them) ... Better/easier/cheaper to learn to use them ...
But ... if you wear your High-Viz vest ... you wont need a flashing (brake) light to make (??) them see you ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Yeah, that could be a problem. But they'd have to see me brake and I don't do that often when cruising on main roads.
I do watch what is behind me. But if you're hard on the brakes, then it is not easy to also watch in the mirrors as well and take avoiding action if necessary.
No, I don't expect the Hi Vis to help!
R1's have brakes ... who knew ... ??
But ... You could put on your best look ... and tell the cop your ABS causes it to do that ...
The thing is ... you really DO need to keep one eye on the mirrors ... because if you really need to use the anchors ... you need to know what and where everything (if anything is) is behind you ... If you want easy ... take the bus ...
But that's what it's for ... isn't it ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
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