Headlight modulation - is it legal in this country?

[Tunahunter]

The "Better Motorcycling" site has many interesting contributions by bikers and professionals who make their living in motorbike related businesses. This article (link below) about visibility, headlight modulation in particular, caught my attention - the results are interersting - does anyone know if these modulators can be used here?

http://www.motorcyclesafety.state.mn...?cid=5&mid=291

[240]

Pretty sure it is illegal here unfortunately.

[CookMySock]

Yeah it's illegal here. If you want to be seen, get white ultrabright LED running lights, or HID discharge headlights.

Steve

[imdying]

If you want to be seen, get white ultrabright LED running lights

What he said. They're still unusual enough that you notice them.

[SMOKEU]

While we're on the subject of head lights, I always ride during the day with my head lights on dip. Should I ride during the day with my lights on full beam?

[tracyprier]

but bear in mind aftermarket HID kits that go into your stock headlight are also illegal.

[imdying]

While we're on the subject of head lights, I always ride during the day with my head lights on dip. Should I ride during the day with my lights on full beam?

Even though it's illegal, and assuming you have a driver license you should well know that, I'm sure if you did that you'd be the sort of person that would bitch about getting a ticket from those fucking stupid pigs

[CookMySock]

I'm sure if you did that you'd be the sort of person that would bitch about getting a ticket from those fucking stupid pigs

Hehe, I never get asked to dip by motorists, but I do have one cop in five shade his eyes a me. I dip for motorists and ignore the pigs.

Fullbeam is only ok on a brightly lit day. It's not ok in the rain or dusk.

Steve

[Hurrie]

but bear in mind aftermarket HID kits that go into your stock headlight are also illegal.

ummmmmmmm why are they illegal????

[CookMySock]

ummmmmmmm why are they illegal????

Who cares. Removing your rear footpegs is also illegal. Noisy pipe is also illegal. Having a toke is illegal too. 110kmhr is illegal. Calling the pigs, pigs, is too.

Give a fuck? Not?

Steve

[prvt parts]

While we're on the subject of head lights, I always ride during the day with my head lights on dip. Should I ride during the day with my lights on full beam?

Yea ! Why not piss everyone off !

[Hurrie]

Who cares. Removing your rear footpegs is also illegal. Noisy pipe is also illegal. Having a toke is illegal too. 110kmhr is illegal. Calling the pigs, pigs, is too.

Give a fuck? Not?

Steve

haha yeah i do when i have 2 HID lights on my bike!

[rustic101]

HID lights do not seem to be illegal here - heaps of articles about them - http://www.ecobob.co.nz/Member-Profi...ContactId=2536 this ones about cars but is an example..

[Mudfart]

i ride fullbeam at night, but we aint got any street lights here, on the side of the expressway......and i get flashed less than if im in the cage, and dipping constantly. heaps of people here in waikato will drive towards you with lights fullbeam, they dont seem to care.

[LBD]

i ride fullbeam at night, but we aint got any street lights here, on the side of the expressway......and i get flashed less than if im in the cage, and dipping constantly. heaps of people here in waikato will drive towards you with lights fullbeam, they dont seem to care.

Twice in the last year I have blown low beam when riding at night...I blame daylight lights on partly. Both times I was on busy roads and only had a couple of irate flashes in return....I can live with that.

One sunny day I came up behind a hilux. I watched the drivers face in the side mirror for 200m or so. The road was clear and he was slow, so I indicated, flashed my head light twice at his side mirror and began to overtake. He then turned right accross my path towards a small farm track.

Modulating head lights may be a good idea, but if a cage driver does not want to see you........ he won't.