Rolling Christmas Lights
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From: Greensboro, NC
Thanks, newguy!
As for the legality of this, well that's kind of blurred here in North Carolina. Red, blue, and white lights (White because of the reversing lights) aren't allowed and absolutely NO flashing lights are allowed while in motion. However, when your car is parked, flashing lights are allowed.
That's the reason for the choice of all green lights and I always make certain that they're not flashing before I go anywhere. To my knowledge, I'm the second person to do this in my area. For a few years running now, there's a Toyota FJ Cruiser that has multicolored lights on her roof basket/rack. She's how I got the idea to do this.
As for the tickets being issued, if a police officer does decide to be a Scrooge, the most they can do is give me for this is a fix-it ticket. A fix-it ticket allows people to fix whatever the cop found wrong with the ticketee's vehicle within a given time period and if fixed before the court date on the ticket, it'll be dismissed by the court and no charges goes against you. So I'm not worried about that. I've passed a few cops and none of them had much of a reaction other than looking at it and moving on.
It's worth seeing the wonder on a little kid's face and even some adults when the Blazer rolls by them. It's funny when you pass by a lane of waiting cars in the oncoming turning lane or at an intersection and see every single head turn. So far, the good reactions have outweighed the negative reactions.
As for the legality of this, well that's kind of blurred here in North Carolina. Red, blue, and white lights (White because of the reversing lights) aren't allowed and absolutely NO flashing lights are allowed while in motion. However, when your car is parked, flashing lights are allowed.
That's the reason for the choice of all green lights and I always make certain that they're not flashing before I go anywhere. To my knowledge, I'm the second person to do this in my area. For a few years running now, there's a Toyota FJ Cruiser that has multicolored lights on her roof basket/rack. She's how I got the idea to do this.
As for the tickets being issued, if a police officer does decide to be a Scrooge, the most they can do is give me for this is a fix-it ticket. A fix-it ticket allows people to fix whatever the cop found wrong with the ticketee's vehicle within a given time period and if fixed before the court date on the ticket, it'll be dismissed by the court and no charges goes against you. So I'm not worried about that. I've passed a few cops and none of them had much of a reaction other than looking at it and moving on.
It's worth seeing the wonder on a little kid's face and even some adults when the Blazer rolls by them. It's funny when you pass by a lane of waiting cars in the oncoming turning lane or at an intersection and see every single head turn. So far, the good reactions have outweighed the negative reactions.
Last edited by BlueDevils; Dec 16, 2013 at 06:07 AM.
