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| Thread ID: 118607 | 2011-06-13 08:29:00 | NZ trailer light laws | wratterus (105) | PC World Chat |
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| 1208915 | 2011-06-13 08:29:00 | Quick question. I know the following, from the NZTA website (www.nzta.govt.nz). If a trailer is more than 2m wide, there must be a pair of forward facing lights to show how wide the trailer is, these can be white or amber. My preference for these is amber LEDs - Check. It must have a pair of red rear facing lights (tail and brake) and a pair of red rear facing reflectors, white number plate light and amber indicators - Check. All in one sealed LED unit. You can have up to two pairs of rear facing lights - I'm going to put lights on the rear of the guards as well as the front, I always assumed these lights must be red, but I can't find anywhere on the LTSA site that says this. Does anyone know for sure if all rear facing lights except the indicators must be red, or is amber ok too? I would normally just get red LEDs, but have an extra pair of amber ones lying around. Thanks. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1208916 | 2011-06-13 08:40:00 | Think you'll find they have to be red ... amber only for indicators. They're (LTSA) are going back to the "old" rules ... just watch out ... the next thing you're going to need is a purple forward facing lamp on the middle of the roof to warn oncoming traffic (at night) that you are towing something. circa 1950's-60's | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1208917 | 2011-06-13 09:18:00 | What about the white reversing lights? | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1208918 | 2011-06-13 09:22:00 | Sorry pcuser .... think the question was between red & amber ... reversing lights never came up when discussing the second set of lights on the guards... pedantic prickle :rolleyes: | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1208919 | 2011-06-13 09:33:00 | Only red to the rear, except indicators and reversing lights activated by the appropriate position of the gear lever. |
gradebdan (2186) | ||
| 1208920 | 2011-06-13 10:16:00 | Sorry pcuser .... think the question was between red & amber ... reversing lights never came up when discussing the second set of lights on the guards... pedantic prickle :rolleyes: Was in reference to a comment that seems to have been edited out. :blush: |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1208921 | 2011-06-13 11:44:00 | All good guys, thought that was the case. pc, most trailers, you will find, don't have reversing lights. You could hook them up if you wanted to. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1208922 | 2011-06-14 00:04:00 | pc, most trailers, you will find, don't have reversing lights. Probably because most people can't reverse a trailer.:D When I was learning to back a trailer my father said just think of pushing a wheel barrow. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1208923 | 2011-06-14 00:06:00 | Probably because most people can't reverse a trailer.:D The longer a trailer, the easier it is to reverse :D |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
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