The Next Rice-Boy Rage

It looks like its already caught on here in Columbus, Ohio.. I'm not sure were you live but I'm pretty sure it will catch on unfortunately Thank god we had a snow storm less of them out. and yeah rims are getting bigger and bigger I saw a 91 Mustang with 20 inch rims it was ugly and he had the nerve to try and race me. oh well..

I would be willing to bet they would end up being illegal on allot of places.

Don Manning

Maybe not the red ones, but the other colors are already illegal according to federal laws.

They're not allowed to show any light to the rear that isn't red (brakes, turn signals, or running lights), amber (turn signals), or white (reverse lights, plate lights). At the very least, it could get them an equipment "fix-it" ticket.

Those blue wings *could* get them nailed for (get this) impersonating an emergency vehicle - hey, don't laugh; Some riceboys have been nailed for this with blue neons, turn signals, and windshield washer lights...

Then they would have hardly any rubber on the road .

Is that even legal ?

Bob G

My god, and to think the 26" wheels I saw at a swap meet Sunday were huge.

Now I know I could fit those 30"s on my Bronco :-)

TIM -aka- MUSTTANGUY "at" AOL "dot" COM

Every time I see one of these cars with the huge wheels I think Budweiser. All it needs is a team of Clydesdales and the driver on the roof.

In the State of Florida, you are allowed any color on the outside of your vechile, provided that:

1. They are not red or blue
2. They do not flash/strobe.

Shane

Maybe different counties in Florida have different laws, just last week I got a ticket for neon purple in Jacksonville, FL!!

I think you need to go to the library and do a bit of research. Trust me, I have. There are state laws in Florida that lay out exactly what color lights and where on the vehicle they are required. Lights other than required or authorized by the law are illegal. Been there, done that, have the ticket stub. I was pulled over for GTS light covers front & rear, and was also warned about my 3rd brake light which I had modified to be a directional signal as well as a brake light. I poured over state law books and found out exactly what they said. And guess what I foud surprising, contrary to police belief light covers are NOT illegal. As long as the lighting meets the requirements for color and visible/viewable distance there is no law making them illegal. (Well, this was as of '94) Also, you can only have one pair of auxiliary lights, these people driving around with the factory fog lights and an aftermarket pair on at the same time can be ticketed. I also found out that my 3rd brake light modification was illegal even though I believe it added safety. I wish the DC/VA/MD police would start pulling these idiots off the road, I'm tired of white blinkers in the rear, green ones in the front, those stupid blue washer nozles, disco lights flashing on the dash, fake blue "HID" like lamps, ect...

I know what you mean about the light covers, had a set of smoked headlight covers on my truck a JSO with nothing better to do pulled me over for a "random safety inspection". He didn't give me a ticket instead he tells me "I'm going to check your tail lights when I return to the front I won't see those illegal covers right". Stupid thing is, this happened around 2pm on a bright sunny Florida day. I always removed them at night because I couldn't see 5ft in front of me. Basically the laws all boil down to the mood of Mr officer.

Maybe... What I wrote was straight from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), section 108. I'm /pretty/ sure 108 applies to all 50 states.

Frizzle,

I'm sorry to hear that. Thankfully, for me, Ohio is some distance from where I live in Florida. However, I'm sure this tasteless trend like the others will eventually make it my way. Oh well, we can always point and laugh. maybe they'll figure out that this stuff is choke ugly.

Patrick '93 Cobra Mustang

For anyone that is interested, which might not be many since this is for Oklahoma, here is the law. After speaking with others in the law enforcement community, I have determined that many states are the same.

Don Manning

A. Every authorized emergency vehicle shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this title, be equipped with a siren, exhaust whistle or bell capable of giving an audible signal.

B. Every school bus used for transportation of school children and every authorized emergency vehicle shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this act, be equipped with signal lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, which shall be capable of displaying to the front two alternately flashing red, or for authorized emergency vehicles, flashing red or blue lights or a combination of flashing red and blue lights located at the same level, and these lights shall have sufficient intensity to be visible at five hundred (500) feet in normal sunlight or, as an alternative, authorized emergency vehicles may use one red or blue signal lamp so located at or near the top of the vehicle which when lighted is visible for a distance of five hundred (500) feet in normal sunlight both to the front and to the rear of the vehicle.

C. A law enforcement vehicle when used as an authorized emergency vehicle may but need not be equipped with alternately-flashing red or blue lights specified herein. An unmarked vehicle used as a law enforcement vehicle for routine traffic enforcement shall be equipped with the following combination of lights:

1. Three flashing red, blue, or a combination of red and blue lights emitting the flashing lights to the front of the vehicle;
2. Two flashing white lights emitting the flashing white lights to the front of the vehicle;
3. Flashing red, blue, white or any combination of red, blue or white lights placed at and emitting the flashing lights from the four corners of the vehicle so that they are visible for three hundred sixty (360) degrees; and
4. One flashing red, blue, yellow, or any combination of red, blue, or yellow lights emitting the flashing light to the rear of the vehicle.

D. The use of the signal equipment described herein shall impose upon drivers of other vehicles the obligation to yield right-of-way and stop as prescribed in Sections 11-405 and 11-705 of this title.

E. It shall be unlawful for any person to use audible signal equipment from a motor vehicle for the purpose of causing any other motor vehicle operator to yield right-of-way and stop. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to vehicles of any fire department, fire patrol, law enforcement vehicles, ambulances, or other authorized emergency vehicles.

A. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than head lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps, construction and maintenance vehicle warning lamps, and school bus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred (300) candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five (75) feet from the vehicle.

B. No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red or blue light visible from directly in front of the center thereof. This section shall not apply to any vehicle upon which a red or blue light visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by this title.

C. Flashing lights are prohibited except on an authorized emergency vehicle, school bus, church bus as defined in Section 11-705.1 of this title, snow-removal equipment, wreckers and tow vehicles while at the scene of an emergency, or on any vehicle as a means of indicating a right or left turn, or the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing. Flashing red or blue lights or a combination of flashing red and blue lights may be used on authorized emergency vehicles, or on vehicles or machinery owned or operated by any agency of the state or by any county or city when engaged in the performance of emergency work or on the construction or maintenance of highways or bridges, or on wreckers and tow vehicles at the scene of an emergency.

D. Blue lights are prohibited except as allowed in subsection C of this section.

E. Any person violating the provisions of subsection B, C or D of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Title §47-12-220.

(a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare.

(b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running-board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.

(c) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps, but any such back-up lamp shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.

(d) Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps which may be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing, and when so equipped may display such warning in addition to any other warning signals required by this act. The lamps used to display such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall display simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color between white and amber. The lamps used to display such warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously flashing amber or red lights, or any shade of color between amber and red. These warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.

(e) Any commercial vehicle eighty (80) inches or more in overall width may be equipped with not more than three identification lamps showing to the front which shall emit an amber light without glare and not more than three identification lamps showing to the rear which shall emit a red light without glare. Such lamps shall be placed in a row and may be mounted either horizontally or vertically.

And federal law also states that if there is a conflict between restrictions of the state and the Fed, the more restrictive of the two applies.