sequential rear turn signals

I wonder if they get an exemption if those are limited production? If they are standard then not sure.

I'm no lighting expert, but I think that means the LEDs within a single lamp. The mustang uses multiple lamps so I believe that is what makes it legal. technically only the outboard lamps of the 3 need to light. That's how it is on my '97. Only the corner ones function as turn signals.

I saw a Mustang like 2 years ago with sequential turnsignal, but I think it was the high end Cobra model.

harryface

Pointless laws can get changed quite quickly in cases like this.

So, all those 'scrolling arrow' LED turn signals our emergency vehicles use are illegal?

By the book, my understanding is that they would be, although I can't see a cop pulling over a fire truck.

nate

Authorized emergency vehicles are exempt from most of those laws. Also those lights are NOT the turn signals. They are part of the emergency lighting system.

I do like one of the new NFPA requirements though. They now require the activation of the parking brake be a trigger that will shut down any front mounted white lighting.

I think you mean NHTSA I hope... or is work following me home again?

nate

Nate Nagel wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news3.newsguy.com:

He appears to mean what he says!

Nope, National Fire Protection Association. NPFA, They are the folks who write the requirements for fire equipment.

The 2009 version of the 1901 standard also requires a true black box recorder, items mounted in any passenger space have to be tested to a 9G level, new two tier lighting requirements, rear view cameras, new exhaust requirements and some others. The new requirements add at least $25,000 onto the cost of a new piece of apparatus. This on top of the latest NFPA requirement that our turnout gear has to meet....

If you guys think that the auto industry has a lot of rules/requirements and high priced gear come on into the Fire/EMS services.

What about the old Impala? Not that many of those still have the sequential turn signals today, since the relay box was a nightmare.

--scott

I wasn't aware that any old Impalas had sequential turn signals, although some Ford products did. But anyway, they were legal when the cars were built; not sure when they were done away with. This is starting to become one of those conversations where we'd need a real automotive lighting historian to be more precise than what I've just stated.

nate

N8N wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@u10g2000vbd.googlegroups.com:

Daniel J. Stern, maybe?

snipped-for-privacy@u10g2000vbd.googlegroups.com:

I might ask him out of curiosity about the whole situation, but I don't believe that he reads RAD anymore.

nate

I think I remember 1967 Mercury Cougar cars had sequential rear turn signals.I never could see the point of sequential turn signals for cars, unless they were a styling gimmick. cuhulin

That's about it. I remember the TV ads touting the turn signals.

I could see a cop pulling over a fire truck,,, your tax dollars at work

Just recently, at a McDonald's drive up window, a cop pulled his gun on an employee because he thought they were too slow about his order.Tax dollars at work. cuhulin