So whats the minimum distance between blinkers for those who has gone integrated TLs?
Also the rule is, if you can see your blinkers 50 FEET away during a sunny day then its okay. If you cant see it through the HL then no. Also the HL has to be on as long as the bike is running. Since this does t satisfy that. That HL isnt legal.
Edit. If its marked DOT or CSA then use it.
So whats the minimum distance between blinkers for those who has gone integrated TLs?
Also the rule is, if you can see your blinkers 50 FEET away during a sunny day then its okay. If you cant see it through the HL then no. Also the HL has to be on as long as the bike is running. Since this does t satisfy that. That HL isnt legal.
Edit. If its marked DOT or CSA then use it.
A few years back a guy in my group got a ticket for it on my 507 run (along with "no mud flap" and 3km/h over the speed limit , guess cop was having a bad day). There is an actual measurement, going from memory it said "the distance between the geometric centres of the light sources must be a minimum of 9 inches apart" and yeah yeah, I know some factory bikes don't even have the blinkers 9" apart, but if you modify it, and it violates the CMVSS, then you can expect a charge if the cop feels like it.So whats the minimum distance between blinkers for those who has gone integrated TLs?
Where did you see 50 feet? When my friend "returned his bike to stock" and went to court to fight the tickets they made him get his bike tested, and if I remember correctly it was 100ft in sunlight and 300ft at night (there was a 50ft test, but it was only for a bike manufactured prior to 1984 or something).Also the rule is, if you can see your blinkers 50 FEET away during a sunny day then its okay.
So whats the minimum distance between blinkers for those who has gone integrated TLs?
Thanks for the links! Yeah, my friends ticket was for the rear signals, woot for remembering the 9 inchesAt or near the rear
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1 red or amber on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height and having a minimum horizontal separation distance (centerline to centerline of lamps) of 230 mm (9 inches). Minimum edge to edge separation distance between lamp and tail or stop lamp is 100 mm (4 inches), when a single stop and tail lamp is installed on the vertical centerline and the turn signal lamps are red.
Wondering if this is now a gray area....Chryslers' headlights turn off on the side of the indicator that is flashing....I wonder if this is the same idea....just thinking out loud.
From PDF page 97 (numbered page 90). Note that the dimensions in the "at or near the front" rule out compliance of the turn signals built into the headlight assembly that was the original topic of this post, and the dimensions in the "at or near the rear" rule out ALL combined stop/tail/turn "integrated" lights because the turn signals are too close together. Also, for those "integrated" lights that turn off the red brake light function while the amber turn function illuminates ... that's not legal. (described elsewhere in the document)
At or near the front
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1 amber on each side of the vertical centerline at the same height, and having a minimum horizontal separation distance (centerline of lamps) of 400 mm (16 inches). Minimum edge to edge separation distance between lamp and headlamp is 100 mm (4 inches).
At or near the rear
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1 red or amber on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height and having a minimum horizontal separation distance (centerline to centerline of lamps) of 230 mm (9 inches). Minimum edge to edge separation distance between lamp and tail or stop lamp is 100 mm (4 inches), when a single stop and tail lamp is installed on the vertical centerline and the turn signal lamps are red.
Yes, that's true. But ...
The Ontario laws contain requirements for lights to be visible from a certain distance. This is a vague requirement. But lights that are CMVSS 108 compliant will always be visible from that distance (provided, of course, that the bulb is not burned out).
The policeman at the roadside, who has the vague Ontario laws memorized, but who sees something he doesn't like, can always issue the HTA s. 84 "unsafe vehicle" ticket, and then it's up to you to prove that it's not. If your vehicle is compliant with the federal motor vehicle standards, the crown has no case (and in all probability, you would not be getting the ticket to begin with). If your vehicle is in a lesser state of compliance, or is arguable, then the crown may have a case, and you don't want the crown to have a case.
OK to move the conversation along. What are the legalities about licence plates that are bolted to the swingarm sideways??????