Driving Light Legality
Submitted: Monday, Apr 16, 2007 at 12:35
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MintabiePete
When I was full time in the opal fields and driving between
Mintabie &
Broken Hill at one stage I had my big Hella Bullight with a 150 watt sealed beam 6" light each side of it and it was perfect for night time driving , I could spot the roos on the side of the road from a long way back . I had my alterator delta'd to give me more amps , so I never had any problems with losing
battery power with the amount of lights I had .
Then I changed my headlights to the brighter xenon blue lights and found that I didn't need the 150 watt lights , which was good as the sealed beam units were starting to cost a fortune to replace , but I still kept my big Hella Bullight in the middle , which I used to take off in the daylight to let airflow through on my HJ 75 to keep the temps down in the summer .
Now it has come to my notice that even before when I was running 3 lights plus my 2 headlights I may have been running illegal , as I have also been told that if you have a driving light , they have to be in pairs , so even with only the 1 bullight in the centre I may not be actually legal . I was going to go to the RTA here in
Broken Hill and ask them , but thought of checking with you mob first :)
What are your thoughts on this ?
Reply By: Time - Monday, Apr 16, 2007 at 13:33
Monday, Apr 16, 2007 at 13:33
ADR13/00 Says
7.3. DRIVING LAMPS
7.3.1. Presence: Optional on motor vehicles. Prohibited on trailers.
7.3.2. Number:
7.3.2.1. Two or four.
7.3.2.2. To be used in conjunction with headlamps.
7.3.3. Arrangement
No individual specifications
7.3.4. Position
7.3.4.1. In width no individual specifications.
7.3.4.2. In height: no individual specifications.
7.3.4.3. In length: at the front of the vehicle and fitted in such a way that
the light emitted does not cause discomfort to the driver either
directly or indirectly through the rear-view mirrors and/or other
reflecting surfaces of the vehicle.
7.3.5. Geometric visibility
No individual specifications.
7.3.6. Orientation
Towards the front.
7.3.7. Electrical connections
The driving lamps must be able to be lighted only when the mainbeam
headlamps switch is in the “lamps on” position.
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