well, i expect problems from my bike.
while it is technically by the letter of the law, legal.... its also not "normal"..
so ive been looking at traffic law, so i have something solid to quote/know... i discovered this... i dont even need a headlight! LOL.... provided i only drive it when headlights arnt required to be turned on..
ofcourse, shes getting a headlight, i have a Vrod light sitting in the garage now.. but i got a kick out of it.. heres the text if anyone is interested.. ( i bolded the interesting part)
while it is technically by the letter of the law, legal.... its also not "normal"..
so ive been looking at traffic law, so i have something solid to quote/know... i discovered this... i dont even need a headlight! LOL.... provided i only drive it when headlights arnt required to be turned on..
ofcourse, shes getting a headlight, i have a Vrod light sitting in the garage now.. but i got a kick out of it.. heres the text if anyone is interested.. ( i bolded the interesting part)
SECTION 56-5-4450. Times when vehicles must be equipped with lights.
Every vehicle upon a street or highway within this State shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices, excluding parking lights, from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise, and at any other time when windshield wipers are in use as a result of rain, sleet, or snow, or when inclement weather or environmental factors severely reduce the ability to clearly discern persons and vehicles on the street or highway at a distance of five hundred feet ahead as required in this article for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as provided in this article; provided, however, the provisions of this section requiring use of lights in conjunction with the use of windshield wipers shall not apply to instances when windshield wipers are used intermittently in misting rain, sleet, or snow.
Until January 1, 1989, any person who fails to display the lights of a vehicle he is operating when lights are required by this section due to inclement weather or environmental factors may be issued only a warning ticket.
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined up to twenty-five dollars.
SECTION 56-5-4460. Time when motorcycle lights shall be turned on.
(1) Any person who operates a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle on public streets or highways shall, while so engaged, have the headlights of such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle turned on except for those vehicles exempted by Section 56-5-4470.
(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned for not more than ten days.
SECTION 56-5-4470. Lighted lamps not required for vehicles not kept for operation at night.
Vehicles which are not kept for use or used at any time when lighted lamps are required by Section 56-5-4450 need not be equipped with the lighting equipment otherwise required in this article for use at such times and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move any such vehicle or for the owner to permit such vehicle to be driven or moved on any highway during such times unless it shall comply with all provisions of this article with respect to lighted lamps and other equipment.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days or both.
Every vehicle upon a street or highway within this State shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices, excluding parking lights, from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise, and at any other time when windshield wipers are in use as a result of rain, sleet, or snow, or when inclement weather or environmental factors severely reduce the ability to clearly discern persons and vehicles on the street or highway at a distance of five hundred feet ahead as required in this article for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as provided in this article; provided, however, the provisions of this section requiring use of lights in conjunction with the use of windshield wipers shall not apply to instances when windshield wipers are used intermittently in misting rain, sleet, or snow.
Until January 1, 1989, any person who fails to display the lights of a vehicle he is operating when lights are required by this section due to inclement weather or environmental factors may be issued only a warning ticket.
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined up to twenty-five dollars.
SECTION 56-5-4460. Time when motorcycle lights shall be turned on.
(1) Any person who operates a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle on public streets or highways shall, while so engaged, have the headlights of such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle turned on except for those vehicles exempted by Section 56-5-4470.
(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned for not more than ten days.
SECTION 56-5-4470. Lighted lamps not required for vehicles not kept for operation at night.
Vehicles which are not kept for use or used at any time when lighted lamps are required by Section 56-5-4450 need not be equipped with the lighting equipment otherwise required in this article for use at such times and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move any such vehicle or for the owner to permit such vehicle to be driven or moved on any highway during such times unless it shall comply with all provisions of this article with respect to lighted lamps and other equipment.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days or both.
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