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Speak Up! - View Question #649 |
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Question: What are the laws limiting the different color lights you can have on your tires or undercarriage of your car? Are under vehicle ground effect lights legal in Arizona?
Answer: There are many different extras you can add to your car to make it look really
cool, including several types of lights that attach to various places on your
car. Although these lights can make your car look cool, safety is one of the first
considerations for Arizona laws on this topic. There are very specific guidelines
in Arizona Law concerning colored lights and undercarriage or "Ground Effects"
lights.
Arizona law says (ARS §28-931) that any reflectors or lights mounted on
the front or front side of a car be "amber" which is a yellowish-orange
color. And any reflectors or lights on the back or side back must be red, except
for signal lights which must be red, yellow or amber. The light illuminating
the license plate must be white.
Arizona Law (ARS §28-940) also addresses other car and truck lighting
equipment. A car or truck cannot have:
- more than two side or fender lights and they must be amber or white color.
- more than one running board light on each side and they must be white or
amber color.
- more than two backup lamps (like a spotlight) but the backup lamps must
not be shining while the vehicle is in motion.
Also, Arizona Law (ARS §28-947) has restrictions on the type of headlights
you can have, and their brightness. And it is against Arizona Law for any car
other than an emergency vehicle to have a red or blue light visible from the
front of the vehicle.
So, Arizona Law allows you to have certain lights of certain colors on your
car, but you cannot put differently colored lights on the body, under carriage
or tires of your car. Safety is the priority, and colored lights can be distracting.
People's eyes need to be on the road instead of looking at cool lights in order
to avoid causing accidents.
Don't forget that some lights on your car are mandatory, like break lights,
turn signals and headlights. You can be pulled over if any of these lights aren't
working properly, so make sure to do regular maintenance on you car.
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On 04/07/04
Adam from MA said:
I actually just got L.E.D undercarriage lights installed......these type actually flash and do different patterns if i wish. If i were to keep them solid, i definately dont think they should be illegal. I try not to flash them too much cause it's easier to see sum1 wen they're flashing. I only pulse them wen i pull into parking lots or to show ppl. But if they're a solid color, whats the harm? Colored lights are EVERYWHERE we go, not just on the streets........distracting??
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On 04/01/04
kim from MD said:
I dont think they are distractable to people ither. if we want them let us have them!
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On 03/30/04
Victor from AZ said:
I have neon lights on my car and i was pulled over. the officer said that i just had to have the light mounted higher because you could see the bulb, which was illegal. He said that as long as the bulb can't be seen then it is alright. then another cop pulled me over, and said that they were completely illegal, I don't know who is right. I tried to look it up on the internet, but it only talked about the emergency vehicle lights and how you can't have those colors. I think that they should just make it legal because I have seen many cars with those lights and no problem.
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On 03/30/04
vic from AZ said:
I think that underbody lights that are not emergency vehicle colors (red,blue) should not be against the law because it is just ridiculous. I mean you can buy the kits every where that you go now, and they want to make it illegal. I think that that is just crazy, because people are still going to buy them. I feel that as long as they are not extremely bright, flashing, and if they are not emergency vehicle colors, then they should be alright. Some people are just making too much of a big deal about basically nothing. I MEAN THEY ARE JUST LIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!
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On 03/23/04
Ben from AZ said:
I am really excited about being able to drive. Neon lighting is the main thing I would like on my car. They think that drivers are so distractable that we would stare at the lights like zombies. We look at the lights, and are like, oh cool, thats it. What's the point of haveing a showy car if you can't show it off? I don't see why this could be a problem to people. It is an exciting making your car look cool, why prohibit us from having fun.
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