LED Lighting

[chezz]

Do any of you know what the reulations are regarding the colored accent lighting
for bikes? specifically, driving with the "glow lights" that highlight the bike

if you have a link you found please post it..

[nighthawkrdr]

Brother in law was stopped and advised not to ride with "auxilary lighting on the street"  but he couldn't find regulations.
Here's the Motor Vehicle act. Go to section 174 and keep reading.

http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/motorv.htm

[chezz]

Red, blue or flashing lights
179 (1) No person shall drive or move on a highway a vehicle with a red light visible from directly in front of the vehicle unless the vehicle is

(a) an ambulance or school bus;

(b) a police, fire department or fire patrol vehicle;

(c) a vehicle being used by the chief or deputy chief of a volunteer fire department when acting in an emergency arising from a fire or an accident; or

(d) a vehicle being used by a conservation officer appointed pursuant to an enactment when the conservation officer is performing duties as a conservation officer.

(1A) In this Section, "fire patrol vehicle" includes a fire suppression or fire vehicle operated by the Department of Natural Resources.

(2) In this Section, "red light" includes a red reflector or other device that gives or is capable of giving the effect of a red light.

(3) No person shall drive or move on a highway a vehicle with a blue light visible in any direction unless the vehicle is a police vehicle or a vehicle being used by a conservation officer appointed pursuant to an enactment when the conservation officer is performing duties as a conservation officer.

(4) In this Section, "blue light" includes a blue reflector or other device that gives or is capable of giving the effect of a blue light.

(5) Subject to subsections (1) and (3), the display of flashing or revolving lights shall be permitted on vehicles driven upon a highway where the vehicle is

(a) an ambulance;

(b) a school bus;

(c) a police vehicle;

(d) a fire department or fire patrol vehicle;

(e) a vehicle being used by the chief or deputy chief of a volunteer fire department when acting in an emergency arising from a fire or an accident;

(ea) a vehicle being used by a conservation officer appointed pursuant to an enactment when the conservation officer is performing duties as a conservation officer;

(f) a motor vehicle service, repair or towing truck, which is equipped for lifting and towing vehicles, when being engaged on the highway for the purpose of rendering service to a disabled motor vehicle or when towing a motor vehicle away from an accident or place at which it became disabled;

(g) a vehicle of the Department, a city or town that is being used in connection with the maintenance or repair of a highway or the removal of snow therefrom;

(h) a vehicle transporting explosives;

(i) a motor vehicle towing a wide trailer; or

(j) a vehicle engaged in the construction, maintenance or repair of communication or power systems.

(6) The flashing or revolving lights permitted under subsection (5) shall be designed to show only one color of light in all directions.

(7) Flashing or revolving lights on vehicles operated upon a highway are prohibited except as authorized or required by this Act or regulations made pursuant to this Act. R.S., c. 293, s. 179; 1993, c. 31, s. 1; 1994, c. 25, s. 1.

[chezz]

So if I read this right

Red..... cannot face forward

Blue cannot be shown period..

and no mention of other colors...so they should be fine

[nighthawkrdr]

looks like thats what it says, but who knows, headlights are supposed to be colourless and non glaring too yet you get those bluish eye burners that seem to allowed. The police may not read the actual act and use thier discression

[DarkSoul]

Its a tough one, I have been stopped on my old 550 because of red lights. All they could do was ask me to shut them off (didn't have anything facing forward, just engine accents) I did ask them if I was being forced to shut them off by law and the only answered that I "Should"  I do know that blue is completely out of the questions, and pretty much any flashing light.  I also know that they was a Bi-Lawe passed in Halifax before I moved about the under glow lights on cars being a distraction to other drivers, but I never did find out what it was all about.

[chezz]

I contacted a buddy of mine in the Cole Hbr detachment of the RCMP and he's going to check this
out and get back to me....


I just want the "official word" to be sure

[nighthawkrdr]

One officers interpretation may be different from an others, so what may be ok to him the next guy to stop you may bust your kiester.
You think that it would be ok to make yourself more noticable from a safety point of view wouldn't you?

[chezz]

I agree with what you are saying..... in this case more is better.... being seen is the point..

[Soupie]

I agree with NH it's totally subjective. Here's an interesting place to look for some lights.  http://www.customdynamics.com/motorcycle_lights.htm

[Soupie]

Something else one may want to conceder as an alternative to having to deal with the of legalities of lighting, check them out.
http://www.streetglo.net/motorcycle.graphic.kits/

[chezz]

Very cool...

[DarkSoul]

kewl on the GFX, but anything on the "Offical word" yet NH?

[nighthawkrdr]

Chezz was the one who was getting his buddy to check it out.

[chezz]

Not yet.. I'll check back with him again