There are a number of folks on here with roof mounted driving lights, and as such this may be of interest.
Was away with a mate a couple of weekends back around the outskirts of Sydney pottering along in the middle of the day when he got stopped by the highway patrol. The reason: driving light (LED bar) mounted on his roof.
He was given a defect notice for the light but thankfully a warning instead of a monetary fine.
The relevent legislation on the defect notice is:
- ADR 13/00 section 7.3
- Specifically section 7.3.4.3, which states the light must be fitted at the front of the vehicle.
Of note, he was also advised about section 7.3.2.1 which states lights must be in a combination of either 2 or 4. In this instance he was advised the legislation had not kept up with technology and so no defect would be issued.
Even though this was in NSW the ADR's apply Australia wide. I see countless vehicles with lights on the roof all over the place, so it is clearly not a well known issue.
Edit:
The relevant ADR can be found here:
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F20...f-844000bab145
Was away with a mate a couple of weekends back around the outskirts of Sydney pottering along in the middle of the day when he got stopped by the highway patrol. The reason: driving light (LED bar) mounted on his roof.
He was given a defect notice for the light but thankfully a warning instead of a monetary fine.
The relevent legislation on the defect notice is:
- ADR 13/00 section 7.3
- Specifically section 7.3.4.3, which states the light must be fitted at the front of the vehicle.
Of note, he was also advised about section 7.3.2.1 which states lights must be in a combination of either 2 or 4. In this instance he was advised the legislation had not kept up with technology and so no defect would be issued.
Even though this was in NSW the ADR's apply Australia wide. I see countless vehicles with lights on the roof all over the place, so it is clearly not a well known issue.
Edit:
The relevant ADR can be found here:
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F20...f-844000bab145
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