pahanorlando

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Joeker82

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What's the point of this?

pahanorlando

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I use them incase my or any car break down and I used them in accidents when road blocked and law enforcement havent arrived

Shift_Nismo

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Not trying to sound like a smart ***, but don't all cars come with hazards, which do the same thing w/o a ton of lights on the rear deck? Do police say anything about having those flashing strobes in the rear deck?

VQ'rInWLA

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pahanorlando

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Hazard lights are not very visible, especially nowadays when drivers text and read books while driving. Strobe lights do get more attention, providing better safety. I did help out in about 5 accidents so far and about 4 broken cars on a road. In 3 of the accidents, police arrived later and none of them ever said anything about strobe lights. In 1 broken car situation, police arrived and we pushed car out of the way and she thanked me.

ef9

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All that is a wig-wag control unit.

sascuderi

They will certainly get the attention of other drivers but I see some cops giving a ticket for the strobes..

pahanorlando

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Yeah. If you drive with them on its small ticket and no points. If you pull someone over its 4 years in prison. I just use them in emergency situations so cops should not give me any problems. However even if cop will give me problems for using strobes to help someone, I could fight ticket in court or even just pay the ticket.

jglaw

Agreed

ImStricken

how are you going to fight the ticket in court?
thats like carrying a gun illegally "TO HELP THE POLICE".

personally, your boarding on impersonating a police officer. i wouldnt use those lights on a highway at all, unless your life is grave danger.
take it from someone who has worn a multitude of uniforms.
-and to be 100% honest, atleast here in nj... if you were written a ticket (you couldnt "JUST PAY IT") id mark COURT APPEARANCE REQUIRED and you can explain to the judge why you have them, used them, and THEN WALK OUT WITH A COURT OFFICER AND PROVE TO THE COURT THAT EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED lol :wacker:

PS: read up on the laws in your state. some states allow only REAR white/amber lighting... and some states dont allow alternating lights but allow red/amber to be flashed like hazard lights, and some states require a DMV permit for any flashing lights aside from hazard lights.
-and also know that you blocking the roadway, or diverting traffic in anyway with flashing lights, and someone causes an accident trying to merge- YOUR TO BLAME.

ChrisMan287

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I doubt you'd get a ticket for having stock lights flash along with some white strobes.

If they were red or blue I'd remove them but that shouldn't be a problem.

ImStricken

Florida

§ 316.2397. Certain lights prohibited; exceptions


(1) No person shall drive or move or cause to be moved any vehicle or equipment upon any highway within this state with any lamp or device thereon showing or displaying a red or blue light visible from directly in front thereof except for certain vehicles hereinafter provided.

(2) It is expressly prohibited for any vehicle or equipment, except police vehicles, to show or display blue lights. However, vehicles owned, operated, or leased by the Department of Corrections may show or display blue lights when responding to emergencies.

(3) Vehicles of the fire department and fire patrol, including vehicles of volunteer firefighters as permitted under s. 316.2398, vehicles of medical staff physicians or technicians of medical facilities licensed by the state as authorized under s. 316.2398, ambulances as authorized under this chapter, and buses and taxicabs as authorized under s. 316.2399 are permitted to show or display red lights. Vehicles of the fire department, fire patrol, police vehicles, and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of municipal and county departments, public service corporations operated by private corporations, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as are designated or authorized by their respective department or the chief of police of an incorporated city or any sheriff of any county are hereby authorized to operate emergency lights and sirens in an emergency. Wreckers, mosquito control fog and spray vehicles, and emergency vehicles of governmental departments or public service corporations may show or display amber lights when in actual operation or when a hazard exists provided they are not used going to and from the scene of operation or hazard without specific authorization of a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency. Wreckers must use amber rotating or flashing lights while performing recoveries and loading on the roadside day or night, and may use such lights while towing a vehicle on wheel lifts, slings, or under reach if the operator of the wrecker deems such lights necessary. A flatbed, car carrier, or rollback may not use amber rotating or flashing lights when hauling a vehicle on the bed unless it creates a hazard to other motorists because of protruding objects. Further, escort vehicles may show or display amber lights when in the actual process of escorting overdimensioned equipment, material, or buildings as authorized by law. Vehicles of private watch, guard, or patrol agencies licensed pursuant to chapter 493 may show or display amber lights while patrolling condominium, cooperative, and private residential and business communities by which employed and which traverse public streets or highways.

(4) Road or street maintenance equipment, road or street maintenance vehicles, road service vehicles, refuse collection vehicles, petroleum tankers, and mail carrier vehicles may show or display amber lights when in operation or a hazard exists.

(5) Road maintenance and construction equipment and vehicles may display flashing white lights or flashing white strobe lights when in operation and where a hazard exists. Additionally, school buses and vehicles that are used to transport farm workers may display flashing white strobe lights.

(6) All lighting equipment heretofore referred to shall meet all requirements as set forth in s. 316.241.

(7) Flashing lights are prohibited on vehicles except as a means of indicating a right or left turn, to change lanes, or to indicate that the vehicle is lawfully stopped or disabled upon the highway or except that the lamps authorized in subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), and (9) and s. 316.235(5) are permitted to flash.

(8) Subsections (1) and (7) do not apply to police, fire, or authorized emergency vehicles while in the performance of their necessary duties.

(9) Flashing red lights may be used by emergency response vehicles of the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Health when responding to an emergency in the line of duty.

(10) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

pahanorlando

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So nothing serious

(10) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

About $120 and no points. Thats if I get meanest cop

SKYDRIFTER350

I am curious too...what is the point of this?

pahanorlando

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All right, I am back home.

I do have some LEO Experience and had my uniform on, but not for long
I might be getting LEO Job really soon, graduated with B.S. in Criminal Justice.

I don't know any state where you will have to see judge for using white strobe lights on the road (of course not pulling anybody over)

If you drive with strobe lights on, you may get ticket, and ticket will be about same as for broken taillight. Now, thats Florida, other states may be different, but again I don't think that there will be something too serious, just don't pull anybody over.

Infact, in Florida, even if you use RED or BLUE strobe lights lets say on a side of a road, you will get same ticket, but will not go to jail. Of course I would never use blue anywhere or red strobes in front because no reason for me.

The reason I use the lights are for safety purposes. I drive a lot and there been countless times when there was accident and police have not arrived. It creates dangerous situation for civilians. I just pull up behind and activate my lights. Sometimes I push car if its broken. Once I had to control traffic with DOC guy.

So far I encountered about 8 police officers when I used my lights to help and nobody told me anything about it. Sometimes I actually received "thank you" from police officers.

ImStricken

dude you sound like the typical wacker.
are you emt/fire/police certified in anything?
all it takes is an officer to check off COURT APPEARANCE REQUIRED. and you will be infront of a judge explaining this situation.

your lights are illegal in almost all 50 states. they are distraction to drivers. and if you block anything on any non private road- and cause an accident by drivers trying to merge- you are liable. your not certified to direct traffic: you are not anyone of importance.... so stop playing with your silly lights. your wigwagging red tail lights count as blinking lights.... your really boarding on impersonation.

if you really-really wanna play it safe, WHITE & ORANGE to the rear ONLY! (if this is for safety concerns, why do you care what color the flashing lights are anyway? white & orange then! but your ignorance is pushing for the RED to flash... hence why your a future news article of POLICE IMPERSONATOR!)

pahanorlando

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I am not gonna argue with you on that,
I know the law, you claim you know the law, I asked about it from director of reserved unit of whole county, I read the statues etc.

Once again you said I will be charged with police impersonation for using the lights, yet in the 316.2397 it is noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

Yes, police officer can send me to judge and judge will wonder all day why the heck I was there for the little nonmoving violation.

I am using orange lights as hazard lights too, so I did not want to put my wigwag on those. I don't know about your state, but in Florida hazard lights in rear can be red or orange.