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Re: LED Accent Lights
Reply #15 - 07/26/08 at 19:34:10

I've looked into this issue for Missouri since I'd really like to light up my bike like the 4th of July. First off, I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice, of course. In my understanding, there is no law against having accessory lights, but there are regulations on the color, direction and distance visible.

RSMo 307.175 and 304.022 address these. The use of blue lighting is prohibited except for emergency vehicles. Red lighting can only be visible from the rear of the vehicle. Per 307.085 you can have up to 2 side fender/cowl lights, either white or yellow and 1 running board light on each side, white or yellow. Per 307.100 no kind of flashing light is allowed (including TireFlys). And Front aimed lights are limited to 4 above 300candlepower. Read more here: http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/chapters/chap307.htm

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: LED Accent Lights Reply #16 - 07/26/08 at 21:02:34 So, if a cop pulls you over using blue lights, is he declaring an emergency? Are you supposed to ask him if he needs help?
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Sandy Koocanusa Serious Thumper Offline Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him. Posts: 1878 Bigfork, MT Gender:	Re: LED Accent Lights Reply #17 - 07/26/08 at 21:05:15 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/26/08 at 21:02:34: So, if a cop pulls you over using blue lights, is he declaring an emergency? Are you supposed to ask him if he needs help? I wouldn't recommend it, but if you're going to try it, give me a call. I'll come watch. I was too young to see the Rodney King thing live. Had to watch re-runs.
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Hard Corps Full Member Offline Freedom is worth facing your fears Posts: 236 Kansas City, Missouri Gender:	Re: LED Accent Lights Reply #18 - 07/26/08 at 21:15:24 Sandy Koocanusa wrote on 07/26/08 at 21:05:15: I wouldn't recommend it, but if you're going to try it, give me a call. I'll come watch. I was too young to see the Rodney King thing live. Had to watch re-runs. We watched the Rodney King riots on TV in school when I was a kid!!!
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: LED Accent Lights Reply #19 - 07/26/08 at 22:26:10 I saw a bike here in Georgia once that had so many red lights on it,it looked like a Christmas tree. So,I'm assuming red lights are okay here
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flcruzr Ex Member	Re: LED Accent Lights Reply #20 - 07/28/08 at 17:50:28 I think the LED's on bike motors look Cool! That is my next mod, I will be putting blue led pods to lighten up the single cylinder.
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Re: LED Accent Lights
Reply #21 - 07/28/08 at 18:39:09

Hard Corps wrote on 07/26/08 at 21:15:24:

Sandy Koocanusa wrote on 07/26/08 at 21:05:15:

I wouldn't recommend it, but if you're going to try it, give me a call. I'll come watch. I was too young to see the Rodney King thing live. Had to watch re-runs.

We watched the Rodney King riots on TV in school when I was a kid!!! Grin

we watched the moon landing and the watts riots...when i was.........

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Re: LED Accent Lights
Reply #22 - 07/28/08 at 19:08:03

Actually, I was in high school when ol' Rodney worked his magic. I was just being smart. My big memory is watching the VERY FIRST space shuttle take off. The whole school (maybe 70 of us K-8) gathered in the lunch room and watched it on the school's black and white T.V. In seventh grade, another shuttle didn't fare so well.

Back to the topic: I say put the lights on wherever you want. No cop I ever worked with would care one bit. He might use it as "reasonable suspicion" in order to effect a stop if you are doing something that makes him want to talk to you, but if he writes you for the lights without warning you, I'd be surprised. I'd also tell him to his face for you that he is a nit-picking putz. Just give him my name and number and I'll give him heck.

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Re: LED Accent Lights
Reply #23 - 07/28/08 at 19:17:01

thumperclone wrote on 07/28/08 at 18:39:09:

Hard Corps wrote on 07/26/08 at 21:15:24:

Sandy Koocanusa wrote on 07/26/08 at 21:05:15:

I wouldn't recommend it, but if you're going to try it, give me a call. I'll come watch. I was too young to see the Rodney King thing live. Had to watch re-runs.

We watched the Rodney King riots on TV in school when I was a kid!!! Grin

we watched the moon landing and the watts riots...when i was.........

Watts riots? Oh yeah! When the electric bills got too high, right?

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