F150 covered in xmas lights
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b)Except as expressly authorized by law, a person may not
operate or move equipment or a vehicle, other than a police vehicle,
with a lamp or device that displays a red light visible from
directly in front of the center of the equipment or vehicle.
(c) A person may not operate a motor vehicle equipped with a
red, white, or blue beacon, flashing, or alternating light unless
the equipment is:
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Not mine but I know how much work it is to do something like that having participated in the local "electric light parade" for the last 4 years... This was my entry last year, "grandma got run over by a reindeer". I just use painters tape to hold the lights on the truck, the rest of the props are tied down or zip tied on. The total height of those antlers and the truck was just over 15'... 
Christmas is certainly the best time of the year!
Christmas is certainly the best time of the year!
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from texas' laws:
b)Except as expressly authorized by law, a person may not
operate or move equipment or a vehicle, other than a police vehicle,
with a lamp or device that displays a red light visible from
directly in front of the center of the equipment or vehicle.
(c) A person may not operate a motor vehicle equipped with a
red, white, or blue beacon, flashing, or alternating light unless
the equipment is:
b)Except as expressly authorized by law, a person may not
operate or move equipment or a vehicle, other than a police vehicle,
with a lamp or device that displays a red light visible from
directly in front of the center of the equipment or vehicle.
(c) A person may not operate a motor vehicle equipped with a
red, white, or blue beacon, flashing, or alternating light unless
the equipment is:
... but that does not mean they can be charged under that section with impersonating an officer ..... it just means they get to pay a fine (and maybe having the tags removed and vehicle towed and tags only being returned when lighting is legal, depends on your state's other laws) for having illegal lights on the vehicle, lights not authorized on their vehicle.
When reading law, you read what is there and no more. Every comma, every semicolon, every period has a purpose.
Merry Christmas ....
Last edited by tbear853; Dec 15, 2010 at 06:07 PM.
I miss the old days when a picture would bring a smile to someone face with a positive reaction or "wow nice picture" comments to follow. Now a days everyone with a mouse is a lawyer who enjoys pointing out the negativity of a situation.
Happy Holidays.
Happy Holidays.
just kidding, but to the Op's picture: I want to see how the paint looks post lights.
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The member who was the first to point out the negativity is a police officer, and why do you have a problem with that? Note that he DID say that it looked cool.
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Where's his christmas spirit?
Last edited by radar's FX4; Dec 15, 2010 at 06:27 PM.