the quickie version of our great states antique vehicle use law is this:
antique tag = dawn to dusk with original lighting no problem
antique tag = after dark MUST HAVE current lighting; i.e. 2 brake lights and
turn signals.
some cops will even try to push the "must be state inspected" thing for after
dark use. i have so far
been able to convince the 3 who have pulled me over after dark that a quick
check of my lights on
their part should make them happy. (luckily none of them wanted to split hairs
over the lack of a
licensee plate light.)
it's not something i totally agree with, but i can see the point after dark,
considering how hard some
military lighting is to see during the day.
then for fun there is NJ next door where original equipment lighting is good 24
hours a day, as long as
your are coming or going to "an event".
bottom line 50 states and 50 sets of rules.
best i have found is lots of common sense considering how most people drive
around trucks and historic
military vehicles.
good luck
jeff
Stephen Connors wrote:
> Yes I am, State College, PA
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: JEFF HAIN-MATSON <flmv@flmv.net>
> To: stconnors@juno.com
> Sent: November 7, 2000 8:29:44 PM GMT
> Subject: Re: [MV] Antique's after dark...
>
> ARE YOU IN PA?
>
> stconnors@juno.com wrote:
>
> > Hi list,
> > I have a question about night time driving. I recently drove my 73
> > Kaiser Jeep M35 up to the Penn State tailgate for the Iowa game.
> > What a rush thousands of fans just stopped and stared as we pulled in,
> > others dove for cameras. People came up and talked to me
> > all game long...among them was a police officer. He wanted to check out
> > the validity of my reg/plates, etc. As we were chatting he mentioned
> > how I couldn't drive my antique at night. I didn't want trouble so I
> > ignored it with a shrug. Is this true? I just replaced my head lights
> > and sometimes
> > need to get back from work (1.5 miles) after dark, I don't want trouble
> > with police....please help.
> > Thanks
> > Steve Connors
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