LED flashing stoplights
Submitted: Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 13:03
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Life Member - esarby (NSW)
I followed a B Double yesterday and notice that his break light began to flash for a few second and then were full on. I thought, what a great idea, re attention getter. but are they legal and could we have them fitted to our 4x4. as an attention getter for those tailgater's.
Reply By: Member - Mark G Gulmarrad - Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 13:22
Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 13:22
Steve
i think you'll find that there is a fault in the wiring somewhere and not the lights,cheers.
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Follow Up By: Life Member - esarby (NSW) - Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 13:45
Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 13:45
Hi Mark
I was behind this B Double for some time and lights were working on a regular basis as he braked, not intermittently, as a wiring fault.
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Follow Up By: dazren - Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 14:32
Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 14:32
I agree, have seen the same scenario a number of times, I am sure they could not have all had wiring problems on there Truck/trailer, but wether the system is available for cars, I cannot assist. dazren
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Follow Up By: DesF - Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 17:32
Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 17:32
Hi, I wonder if he was pumping the pedal as a warning , I always do that if some one is right behind me as a attention getter ,
Just a thought,
Cheers Des.
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Follow Up By: Member - Keith P (NSW) - Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 19:20
Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 19:20
I have been driving semis for years...and trying to pump full-on air brakes is just about impossible I reckpn. And yes...these types of flashing for 1-2 seconds and then remaining full on brake lights have been available for a while now for large vehicles. Not sure if they are available (or legal) for smaller vehicles tho.
Cheers Keith
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Follow Up By: GREENDOG ! - Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 23:30
Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 23:30
Yep as an interstate truck driver, i see these kind of brake lights on B-doubs all the time.It gets the attention of the tail gater.cheer's GD
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Follow Up By: Dave(NSW) - Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 at 21:54
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 at 21:54
That user name was
well known on the Hume, You weren't sitting on Razorback in 79 with a couple of other trucks were you ?
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Reply By: Member - Rob S (NSW) - Saturday, Oct 08, 2011 at 22:26
Reply By: Andrew - Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:19
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:19
Not legal
Brake lights must show a continuous light to comply with the ADR's
(additional ) flashing red lights are restricted to emergency vehicles.
regardsd
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Follow Up By: Rob! - Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:24
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:24
... and bicycles
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Follow Up By: howesy - Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 at 20:36
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 at 20:36
Most of these big rigs have multiple lights and Im guessing not all were flasshing leaving some non flashers to comply with ADR's. If this is the case then fitting secondary units to a 4wd would still comply if you retain original brake lights not forgetting that ADR's also determine postioning of lights
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Follow Up By: Andrew - Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011 at 09:40
Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011 at 09:40
The laws were changed by 2009 in most states to prevent the fitting of non compliant lights. Flashing red on vehicles is restricted to emergency vehicles(ok, and bicycles). This change back to the pre 1999 rules was was done because of the confusion caused by all the different lights that were being fitted.
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Follow Up By: Jarse - Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011 at 16:42
Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011 at 16:42
I have flashing (5 seconds, then steady on) Hyperlites on my bike. I've been followed by the police in several states when using them, and have never been pulled over. In fact one policeman (in VIC) pulled up alongside me at a set of lights and asked me where I got them from. He reckoned it improved my visibility immensely.
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