Illegal off road roof lights...

[wishihad1]

same law here..any clear lensed roof lights must have covers if on public roads. only time ive been hassled for them was when i was driving down route 29 (4 lane highway) with all 6 on top on. it was the night i had installed them and wanted to see how much light they gave me. it figures as soon as i turn them on at a stoplight the car stopped going in the opposite direction is a cop..lol

but really me and all my friends have roof lights, and none of them are ever covered. and none of us have ever been hassled for them

 

[VAwheeler]

This whole reciprical agreement thing is BS. The state in which you get your ticket can do what ever they want. I live in Virginia and have all of my life. We have some of the most BS laws that I know of or have ever heard of. I have live both near the Va/Nc border and the Va/Wv border. IMO it depends on the city imparticular that you get the ticket. When I lived near Wv I would see cops on a regular basis sit ON the state line and watch for vehicles that passed into Virginia that were breaking the Hieght Resrtiction that Virginia imposes on its residents. Every single person that I know from Wv that got a ticket for thier vehicle being to high was not able to beat the ticket, lawyer or not. The town I lived in was just some small middle of nowhere podunk town. The town had no care for the income the "tourist" brought in. Only because no one in thier right mind would visit a place like that. The cops knew that the out of staters were only passing through.

Now I live near Va Beach. The cops at the Beach are horrible for bust people from Nc on thier window tint. But any of them that I know that have gone to court all get off. I believe it is because the judges/cops know that it will affect the tourism revenue.

Long story short: There may be a "reciprical agreement" but it is only honored if the city/state that issued the ticket has something to lose by not honoring it.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

Pa. cops suck in general, especially if you are from out of state.

x2

i got a ticket on i-80 for doing 3 mph over the speed limit while visiting my grandma in 04 (back when i was an ohio res.) . 2 days later on the way home i got another ticket for doing 4 over. the worst part was i couldnt fight the tickets because i cant just take off work and drive all the way back out there to sit in court all day, so they had me bent over. hooray justice system.

 

[WaXJ_Skier]

Ive been lucky. I work @ ight some I'm driving around my rig in wierd hours of the night. in the past month Ive been followed 10+ blocks at least twice a week. They havn't pulled me over yet. It makes me nervous though I have to keep the rpms in check due to the flomaster. The cops around here like to write bs secondary tickets also (no trash bag in the car). My mom was married to one for 15 years and he used to brag about how he could write @ least two extra tickets on almost any traffic stop.

 

[Prowler]

Cop pulled me over for broken tail light, then asked if he could search my vehical for suspesion of weapons because of the NRA sticker on the hatch.

 

[EMSJEEP]

Cop pulled me over for broken tail light, then asked if he could search my vehical for suspesion of weapons because of the NRA sticker on the hatch.

And you said "No" right?

 

[Prowler]

And you said "No" right?

I was thinking about it but then I said ahhh wth, Might get out of a tail light ticket. And I did.

 

[EMSJEEP]

Probly a good choice there, unless you have a kilo of cocaine under your back seat, I love watching the drug dealers on Cops agree to searches that they didn't have to, wound up getting caught with guns, drugs, both, on what started out as a VTL stop. We have very good Police in my county (Nassau, NY), they tend to be no BS, and don't bother you much unless you are really acting stupid, or its a bad night (ie. New Years, Thanksgiving), the local Cops are a different story, but then again they drive Chargers, so they are allowed to act cool, right? I took the lights off my roof, the headlight upgrade made up for them and it was too much trouble to have to worry about them getting me a ticket.

 

[WaXJ_Skier]

Probly a good choice there, unless you have a kilo of cocaine under your back seat, I love watching the drug dealers on Cops agree to searches that they didn't have to, wound up getting caught with guns, drugs, both, on what started out as a VTL stop. We have very good Police in my county (Nassau, NY), they tend to be no BS, and don't bother you much unless you are really acting stupid, or its a bad night (ie. New Years, Thanksgiving), the local Cops are a different story, but then again they drive Chargers, so they are allowed to act cool, right? I took the lights off my roof, the headlight upgrade made up for them and it was too much trouble to have to worry about them getting me a ticket.

why? just cover them

 

[EMSJEEP]

eh, it saves me 33 Amps, some air resistance and with the H4 IPF fatboys they don't really add too much, maybe the pencil beams, and maybe I'll put those back at some point but for now I don't really need them.

 

[ChiXJeff]

why? just cover them

IIRC, in one of the Virginias (don't remember whether it's Virginia or West Virginia,) it's just plain illegal to have lights more than 48" from the ground, covered or not. Seeing as EMSJeep isn't telling us where he's at......

 

[WaXJ_Skier]

states like that need to go Fawk themselves and worry about issues that matter

 

[Prowler]

states like that need to go Fawk themselves and worry about issues that matter

But then who will save the states broke ass from building to much? Someones got to help get them out of debt! Heaven forbid it has to be the folks that have no say so!

 

[EMSJEEP]

Long Island NY, College in Eastern PA....theres another forum user I am trying to avoid...:gag:

 

[Cipey]

I thought you would be exempt from "equipment laws" if you are out of your registered State? /quote]


I second and third and fourth that u have to understand and know the laws of the state u r visiting, ignorance of the law is no exscuse. here in Mass you r required to have a min amount of auto ins. coverage. New Hampshire doesn't require or at one time didn't require folks up there to have insurance on vehicles and staties would sit at the state line and just pull cars over. Then u couldn't even pick up the car until it was insured or have it towed out back to the Granite State.


There doesn't seem to be any specific roof light law here in Mass, except for beacons for emergency vehicles, red, blue ect. without a permit.

here IS what I did find....

Chapter 90: Section 16. Offensive or illegal operation of motor vehicles

....No person shall use on or in connection with any motor vehicle a spot light, so called, the rays from which shine more than two feet above the road at a distance of thirty feet from the vehicle, except that such a spot light may be used for the purpose of reading signs, and as an auxiliary light in cases of necessity when the other lights required by law fail to operate. Whoever violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

WOW! An advantage here is Mass! I can't believe it!

I keep 'em covered anyway, 'Cuz thats what the cool people do!!!

I will be sure to use my "LIGHT CONDOMS" when I head to PA in the future!

Cipey

 

[Ray H]

I thought you would be exempt from "equipment laws" if you are out of your registered State? /quote]


I second and third and fourth that u have to understand and know the laws of the state u r visiting, ignorance of the law is no exscuse. here in Mass you r required to have a min amount of auto ins. coverage. New Hampshire doesn't require or at one time didn't require folks up there to have insurance on vehicles and staties would sit at the state line and just pull cars over. Then u couldn't even pick up the car until it was insured or have it towed out back to the Granite State.


There doesn't seem to be any specific roof light law here in Mass, except for beacons for emergency vehicles, red, blue ect. without a permit.

here IS what I did find....

Chapter 90: Section 16. Offensive or illegal operation of motor vehicles

....No person shall use on or in connection with any motor vehicle a spot light, so called, the rays from which shine more than two feet above the road at a distance of thirty feet from the vehicle, except that such a spot light may be used for the purpose of reading signs, and as an auxiliary light in cases of necessity when the other lights required by law fail to operate. Whoever violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

WOW! An advantage here is Mass! I can't believe it!

I keep 'em covered anyway, 'Cuz thats what the cool people do!!!

I will be sure to use my "LIGHT CONDOMS" when I head to PA in the future!

Cipey

Sorry, I gotta call BS.
This is straight from Mass motor vehicle law.
"Chapter 90: Section 3. Operation of motor vehicles owned by non-residents; liability insurance; vehicles used in connection with place of business; suspension or revocation of right to operate vehicle; registration.

Section 3. Subject to the provisions of section three A and except as otherwise provided in this section and in section ten, a motor vehicle or trailer owned by a non-resident who has complied with the laws relative to motor vehicles and trailers, and the registration and operation thereof, of the state or country of registration, may be operated on the ways of this commonwealth without registration under this chapter."
For those who dont speak legaleze, It basically says that if you comply with your home state's laws, you are good to go in MA.

 

[streetpirate]

Cop pulled me over for broken tail light, then asked if he could search my vehical for suspesion of weapons because of the NRA sticker on the hatch.

been asked that once, well once and a half.

first time pulled over for speeding, cop asks me if i have any drigs or firearms in the vehicle. so, i look around the back seat, dont see any drugs or firearms, and tell the cop No.
(bad move right?)
that time i had to whip out the trusty (sir, i do not consent to any searches)
and they will always ask you to repeat that one.



second time pulled over for improper lane change, (which I did)
pulled over into a parking lot, (safer for the cop IMO)
then to my suprise, i got the cop SCREAMING at me to get my hands where he can see them, and he walks up all tough with his gun unclipped and half drawn, gets my information, comes up to hand me back my stuff on the passenger side, wich there is barely enough room for him to squeeze between the jeep and the concrete wall next to me, and trys to open my door.
WTF!
glad it was locked. so i roll down the window just enough for him to pass through my papers.
i just got hassled for my insurance card having conflicting dates, like it was effective on 8/06 but expired in febuary.
still no ticket

 

[luvme88xj]

OINK OINK

 

[SeansBlueXJ]

that changes with axle gear ratio changes

no it doesnt, well not in the way you mean anyway.

http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoSpeedoGears.htm