I don't know when this law was past that has now allowed you the right to use a "strobe like" or blinking headlight but this is the craziest / stupidest thing I have ever seen. Not only is that light obnoxious, and its beyond distracting. I just had a guy come up behind me on route 23 with one of these headlights, and I could literally no longer see where I was driving. The white light going from extremely bright to not so bright has the same effect if you were in a dark room and walked out into the sunlight. Your eyes are not designed to do this. So please do everyone a favor and do not use this style of headlight because your going to cause an accident.

 

Putting my flame suit on now

I don't know when this law was past that has now allowed you the right to use a "strobe like" or blinking headlight but this is the craziest / stupidest thing I have ever seen. Not only is that light obnoxious, and its beyond distracting. I just had a guy come up behind me on route 23 with one of these headlights, and I could literally no longer see where I was driving. The white light going from extremely bright to not so bright has the same effect if you were in a dark room and walked out into the sunlight. Your eyes are not designed to do this. So please do everyone a favor and do not use this style of headlight because your going to cause an accident.

 

Putting my flame suit on now

 

I'm not aware of Trenton changing the law from previously prohibiting this to now allowing this... Perhaps PK90 will chime in.

 

I'm not aware of Trenton changing the law from previously prohibiting this to now allowing this... Perhaps PK90 will chime in.

 

Either they passed a law, or a bunch of motorcyclist got together and thought this would be a fantastic idea. This isn't the first time I have seen it, its just the first time I've seen it that I was already in a grumpy mood and thus it ended up here.

 

Also this doesn't mean much, but I've seen cops in front of motorcycles with this headlight and they don't do a damn thing, but thats the same thing as saying a cop seeing someone driving in the fast lane doing 45 in a 55 with no one to the right of them and no one in front of them yet that person just doesn't want to move over. Apparently that law where it says stay right except to pass, has been abolished from the law book as well.

 

Yes its been one of those days :twisted:

I seen a guy with a blue neon in his frame I think this is a good idea. The bike was nice and visible at night and I think it is a good idea. I wont drive my bikes when it is dark since the headlight is like a candle in a beer bottle.

I seen a guy with a blue neon in his frame I think this is a good idea. The bike was nice and visible at night and I think it is a good idea. I wont drive my bikes when it is dark since the headlight is like a candle in a beer bottle.

 

A blue neon is suppose to be an instant ticket. Anything that resembles an emergency vehicles "supposedly" is not allowed by the common man. It makes sense b/c people can mistake your car as an emergency vehicle then. Or atleast that was the law when I was into cars way back in the day...........

I seen a guy with a blue neon in his frame I think this is a good idea. The bike was nice and visible at night and I think it is a good idea. I wont drive my bikes when it is dark since the headlight is like a candle in a beer bottle.

 

A blue neon is suppose to be an instant ticket. Anything that resembles an emergency vehicles "supposedly" is not allowed by the common man. It makes sense b/c people can mistake your car as an emergency vehicle then. Or atleast that was the law when I was into cars way back in the day...........

 

I thought you can put it on your bike/car.. but it can only be in operation on private property.

I seen a guy with a blue neon in his frame I think this is a good idea. The bike was nice and visible at night and I think it is a good idea. I wont drive my bikes when it is dark since the headlight is like a candle in a beer bottle.

 

A blue neon is suppose to be an instant ticket. Anything that resembles an emergency vehicles "supposedly" is not allowed by the common man. It makes sense b/c people can mistake your car as an emergency vehicle then. Or atleast that was the law when I was into cars way back in the day...........

 

I thought you can put it on your bike/car.. but it can only be in operation on private property.

 

Well yes, because if its not on while your on the road, technically the cop won't know you have it

the strobe on a bike is a ok. It is designed to make sure people around you notice that you are there, esp in the daytime. the guy probly should of use regular light, but it works alot better durng daytime.

the strobe on a bike is a ok. It is designed to make sure people around you notice that you are there, esp in the daytime. the guy probly should of use regular light, but it works alot better durng daytime.

 

I've seen some motorcyclists with Whelen Red TIR3 LED's (Emergency Vehicle Quality) on the rear of their bikes, on a slow flash. I can understand their reasoning for it. But they had Emergency Lights on a Private Motor Vehicle. Just kinda tweaked my gears a bit..

 

And yes.. I used to be a EMT Whacker.. so I usually know a TIR3 when I see it :oops: :oops:

the strobe on a bike is a ok. It is designed to make sure people around you notice that you are there, esp in the daytime. the guy probly should of use regular light, but it works alot better durng daytime.

 

 

Bingo, but i've even see it in the day light, and its beyond distracting even then too. It is just a down right bad idea, and something should be done about it

Its called a Headlight Modulator.....

 

..... should only operate on low beam

 

..... should only be operating during daylight hours.....

 

...... it worked...... you noticed him.... thats what it is for....

 

personally, I dont like em.... will never install one on my bike. Some soccer mom is bound to think I am flashing her my headlight , giving her the "go ahead" to make that left turn in front of me....

 

the guy behind you..... might not have it set-up correctly..... it shouldnt blind you, you should just notice his low beam is flashing.....

Loud pipes are being outlawed too.I guess we have to go back to the days of playing cards in

the spokes........

I don't know when this law was past that has now allowed you the right to use a "strobe like" or blinking headlight but this is the craziest / stupidest thing I have ever seen.

 

It is not a strobe hedlight. It is called a headlight modulator and has been allowed under Federal law for probably the last fifteen of so years.

One of the best and most reliable units is the Kris http://www.kriss.com/h4mod.php

 

The light does not flash on and off but the voltage is reduced somewhat causing the modulating effect. It isn't a strobe and it isn't a "wig/wag", both of which are not permitted on civilian vehicles.

 

As it is Federal law, state law cannot override the unit, nor can state law be passed banning the units. As you obviously noticed the unit, I guess they do work.

I don't know when this law was past that has now allowed you the right to use a "strobe like" or blinking headlight but this is the craziest / stupidest thing I have ever seen.

 

 

As it is Federal law, state law cannot override the unit, nor can state law be passed banning the units. As you obviously noticed the unit, I guess they do work.

 

REALLY, well then how come we can't conceal carry in NJ

 

It's not the fact that I noticed him, I would of noticed him if his light wasn't flashing, its the fact that its totally beyond distracting to other drivers on the road. And I never said it was a strobe, I said it was strobe like.

 

But thanks for the law did not know its been around so long, thought it was something new.

REALLY, well then how come we can't conceal carry in NJ

 

What does that have to do with the subject at hand. Where in the Federal law do you see the absolute right to carry a handgun? It isn't there. You should get a grasp of Constitutional Law before making a blanket statement that has not legal backing.

What does that have to do with the subject at hand. Where in the Federal law do you see the absolute right to carry a handgun? It isn't there. You should get a grasp of Constitutional Law before making a blanket statement that has not legal backing.

 

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

 

RIGHT F-ING THERE^^^ under the SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED part. And yes, personally I would like to own a stinger missile.

What does that have to do with the subject at hand. Where in the Federal law do you see the absolute right to carry a handgun? It isn't there. You should get a grasp of Constitutional Law before making a blanket statement that has not legal backing.

 

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

 

RIGHT F-ING THERE^^^ under the SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED part. And yes, personally I would like to own a stinger missile.

 

One of these days im going to stop beating my head against this wall, since the squishy noise is getting tiresome.

 

#1. The Unitesd States Constitution. DOES NOT MAKE FEDERAL LAW

#2 The United States Constitution. DOES NOT CONFER ANY RIGHT

#3 The United States Constitution, short of Incorporation DOES NOT APPLY TO ANTHING BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The United States Constitution is a dual document that #1, Sets out the rules by which our Representative Republic is Governed, and #2 (the BoR) Puts Limitations on the Power of that FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. The "Rights" mentioned in the Constitution are "Endowed by the Creator" ALL the Constitution does it LIMIT FEDERAL POWER... Write that Down..STAPLE IT TO YOUR FOREHEAD. THAT is the reason EVERY State has it's own individual Gun Laws, THAT is the reason Those laws have not been challenged up until Now. It took Heller to have SCOTUS first make it OFFICIAL that the RKBA is an individual Right..NOW it's going to take the Chicago case to Incorporate that decision, so that it also applies to the States..Just like that had to do with EVERY OTHER FACET of the US Constitution that is applied on the State and local Level.

 

The Founding Fathers did not want a strong Central government, they WANTED the individual states to be as independant as possible..which is why each STATE has it's own Constitution. The NJ Constitution DOES NOT ALLOW FOR RKBA..Like it or not the guys who wrote it and enacted it on 2 July 1776 left that out for whatever reason.

Kpd nailed it. Only thing to highlight what kpd said is that the founding fathers did not want a strong central government, and wanted that power for the individual states. To me, that pretty much sums up why things are the way they are-- and why I don't think there is much of a chance for NJ...

The NJ Constitution DOES NOT ALLOW FOR RKBA..Like it or not the guys who wrote it and enacted it on 2 July 1776 left that out for whatever reason.

 

Certainly you mean 1947 - not 1776...

Getting back to the strobe light issue........ People say that they are a nuisance....exactly

why they are made that way, to be a nuisance...so you could get off your cell phone,

put down your coffee, stop combing your hair, finish changing the radio station, finish using

your rearview mirror to remove that green thing from between your teeth, and say to yourself....hey theres a motorcycle there.... :shock: ... .... :shock:

Getting back to the strobe light issue........ People say that they are a nuisance....exactly

why they are made that way, to be a nuisance...so you could get off your cell phone,

put down your coffee, stop combing your hair, finish changing the radio station, finish using

your rearview mirror to remove that green thing from between your teeth, and say to yourself....hey theres a motorcycle there.... :shock: ... .... :shock:

 

No offense to motorcyclist but if you don't feel safe on the roadways, then sell your bike, and stick to your car. There's no reason that I need to be inconvenienced because you feel unsafe. Instead you are now making an unsafe environment for everyone else.

 

I wanted to ride a motorcycle, I still want to ride a motorcycle, but I will NOT own one in New Jersey because the people who drive on these roadways SUCK. So if you want to take your life into your own hands by riding on the roadways thats fine, but don't freaking blind me because you feel unsafe.

 

And the rant about people on cell phones etc etc, I agree with you, people are stupid and just downright suck at driving, but making a generalization about car drivers, when I've seen plenty of motorcyclist showing just plan old shitty riding techniques can be said about the group of motorcyclists as a whole.

 

Of course the same thing can be said about truck drivers, etc etc, generalizations just SUCK period.

 

buh off my soap box but next time I see one of these guys with these lights on the highway at a stop light, I'll be sure to explain to them that by blinding me with their light, they have a better chance of me hitting them, than if they were just normal and used a regular light.

 

ps, does anyone actually have the federal code where I read word for word how its stated that the light can be used etc etc.

Wow....Matt.....You gots to chill...... No one is ranting, just expressing their views as to why some people use them.I don't, but maybe I should. Like you said, there is no consideration for anybody, no matter what you drive. How about those a**holes in cars who drive around with those blue neon, bright as the sun, lamps..... no word about them?

Wow....Matt.....You gots to chill...... No one is ranting, just expressing their views as to why some people use them.I don't, but maybe I should. Like you said, there is no consideration for anybody, no matter what you drive. How about those a**holes in cars who drive around with those blue neon, bright as the sun, lamps..... no word about them?

 

Nope I hate them too as well. I don't even like the new stock headlights that all these car companies came out with that arn't blue, but they have that blue tint to them. They are blinding, either coming up from behind or coming at you. It really makes it so you can't see at all so don't think I'm just singling out motorcyclist b/c I'm know. I know tons of people who ride motorcycles and have no problems with them.

 

I'm really just a bitter person and hate the world

Matt is suffering from a severe case of DSB, please forgive him Otherwise he is truly a pleasant person.

I think a trip to Taco Bell might clear up the problem...

I think a trip to Taco Bell might clear up the problem...

 

 

mmmmmm taco hell you remind me, i need to go there my colon needs to be cleansed yummy

I'm do for a trip there tomorrow.

yeah I have to go to school tomorrow and that gives me enough heart burn as it is, maybe ill get it on my way home.

 

 

and yet another thread that is now about food, maks can we change the title from New Jersey Gun Forums to New Jersey Guns & Food, Thanks

The NJ Constitution DOES NOT ALLOW FOR RKBA..Like it or not the guys who wrote it and enacted it on 2 July 1776 left that out for whatever reason.

 

Certainly you mean 1947 - not 1776...

Nope..... Nj's constitution was first penned on 2 July 1776, and they put NOTHING about RKBA into it..i checked FIVE different resources because i didnt beleive it myself. the rest of the State Constitution mirrors the Bill of rights..that that Glaring omission. My own opinion is that they thought it was just so utterly SIMPLE that it didnt need to be put down in their eyes.