Blue "Fairy Lights"
Discussion
Have any of you noticed the huge increase in the usage by lorry drivers of those bloody blue lights in the cab and on the roof? From a distance, because of the hight they look just like police lights!
Is this not against the law? As I understand that you are only allowed to show white or amber/yellow lights to the front of your vehicle. I was pulled over a couple of years ago on my motorbike for having headlamp covers on that were red.
Cheers
SPS
Is this not against the law? As I understand that you are only allowed to show white or amber/yellow lights to the front of your vehicle. I was pulled over a couple of years ago on my motorbike for having headlamp covers on that were red.
Cheers
SPS
Driving along the M25 tonight minding my own business. Looked in the mirror to find a flashing blue light bearing down on me at the speed of light- quick panic to check speedo - all OK.
Teenage prat in a baseball cap in a Mk 1 MR2 almost drives through me, swerves at the last minute past me, pulls in front, brakes hard and then drives off with blue light still flashing. Looks like the light was hanging from his interior mirror.
What planet was that guy on? Or simply, what was he on?
There are times when I am more than a little tempted to buy a really old Land Rover and brake test these pillocks.
Teenage prat in a baseball cap in a Mk 1 MR2 almost drives through me, swerves at the last minute past me, pulls in front, brakes hard and then drives off with blue light still flashing. Looks like the light was hanging from his interior mirror.
What planet was that guy on? Or simply, what was he on?
There are times when I am more than a little tempted to buy a really old Land Rover and brake test these pillocks.
The "little blue light" thing is strange really, they either appear in the windscreen of lorries, or built into the washer jets of Max'd Mottas. (Althought I have now seen for sale a stick on shark's fin in the style of a Saab or BMW sat nav arial, with an LED in, and no sat nav function what so ever) The thing is... Are the lorries trying to look like Novas, or are the Novas pretending to be lorries? Next step, 18 wheeled Nova which beeps when reversing, or perhaps "slammed" trucks with 50mm of ground clearance and bean cans for exhaust pipes?? 
Jon H
Jon H
jeremyc said: I have to sadly report that the blue light syndrome has spread to the bike community as well.
Saw a sports bike of some descrption with blue LEDs either side of the headlights, behind the fairing.
Actually that one I wouldnt condemn out of hand.
Anything that makes a bike more visible is probably a good idea...
I think the blue LED thing comes about from what I was reliably informed as being 100% fact from a "trucker" at christmas. Blue LEDs do infact confuse Police lasers because of their proximity to laser light within the lighting spectrum, that is also the reason that lots of them leave either a row of CD's along the dash or have one hanging from the mirror another "fact"...........
A classic example of a little knowledge being dangerous and surefire proof that a physics GCSE is not required for a HGV license, as Scruff would say "sCUNThorpes" the lot of them.
A classic example of a little knowledge being dangerous and surefire proof that a physics GCSE is not required for a HGV license, as Scruff would say "sCUNThorpes" the lot of them.
Is this not against the law? As I understand that you are only allowed to show white or amber/yellow lights to the front of your vehicle. I was pulled over a couple of years ago on my motorbike for having headlamp covers on that were red.
Cheers
SPS
actually no its perectly legal.. the law states its illegal to have a blue strobe or flashing light, and red forward facing lights... I have spoken to a few traffic plods who dispite having a hatred of the blue lights have had to adree that the wording of the legislation makes using non flashing blue LED's in a vehicle perfectly ok.
MadCop do you have any words on this ?
Binned as I totally got the wrong end of the stick. Dong. Must be the chemicals in the Burger King I just had...
>> Edited by roop on Friday 7th February 13:50
mel said: I think the blue LED thing comes about from what I was reliably informed as being 100% fact from a "trucker" at christmas. Blue LEDs do infact confuse Police lasers because of their proximity to laser light within the lighting spectrum, that is also the reason that lots of them leave either a row of CD's along the dash or have one hanging from the mirror another "fact"...........
A classic example of a little knowledge being dangerous and surefire proof that a physics GCSE is not required for a HGV license, as Scruff would say "sCUNThorpes" the lot of them.
>> Edited by roop on Friday 7th February 13:50
There is a thread about this in the "speeding, plod and law" section. No answer as yet from BiB but someone there thinks that static blue lights are the preserve of HM Queen.
Don't know myself but the craze is annoying. However, like all "fashion" statements it will disappear eventually
Don't know myself but the craze is annoying. However, like all "fashion" statements it will disappear eventually
There was an article in the motoring section of yesterday's Coventry Evening Telgraph, Headline: Police Warning on Illegal Blue Lights. I won't type the whole thing, but I quote in part:
"Drivers who display these lights, or blue lights anywhere, are committing an offence," a spokesman for West Midland's Police said........The blue lights contravene the Road Traffic Act and the Road Vehicle Lighting Act. "Drivers could be prosecuted and face a financial penalty" she warned.
Jon H
"Drivers who display these lights, or blue lights anywhere, are committing an offence," a spokesman for West Midland's Police said........The blue lights contravene the Road Traffic Act and the Road Vehicle Lighting Act. "Drivers could be prosecuted and face a financial penalty" she warned.
Jon H
Here u go then! 
If they are in the middle of the windscreen, the washers etc then no problem
oher than u are advertising your inappropriatness to be in charge of a vehicle!
If they are positioned to be "position lamps" e.g on the outsides of the vehicle (which the mcycle in question may be deemed as having) then they are illegal
Its just a fad !
If they are in the middle of the windscreen, the washers etc then no problem
oher than u are advertising your inappropriatness to be in charge of a vehicle!
If they are positioned to be "position lamps" e.g on the outsides of the vehicle (which the mcycle in question may be deemed as having) then they are illegal
Its just a fad !
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