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Old July 18th 05, 10:42 PM
Daniel J. Stern
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YPW, fighting with Ulf is a lot like mud wrestling with a pig.

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005, y_p_w wrote:

> > > FMVSS section 108:
> > >
> > > <http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/12feb20041500/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2004/octqtr/49cfr571.108.htm>
> > >
> > > "TABLE IV-LOCATION OF REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
> > > [All Passenger Cars and Motorcycles, and Multipurpose Passenger
> > > Vehicles, Trucks, Trailers, and Buses of Less than 80 (2032)
> > > Inches (MM) Overall Width]
> > >
> > > **Turn signal lamps - Passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles,
> > > trucks, trailers, and buses:
> > > At or near the front-1 amber on each side of the vertical centerline,
> > > at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
> > > On the rear-1 red or amber on each side of the vertical centerline,
> > > at the same height, and as far apart as practicable."

>
> > Okay, but I can legally have white or amber front, and red or amber
> > rear, turn signals.

>
> No - front turn signals **must** be amber per FMVSS 108. Rears can be
> amber or red.
>
> It should be read this way:
>
> Turn signal lamps - Passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles,
> trucks, trailers, and buses:
> At or near the front-1 amber on each side of the vertical centerline,
> at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
>
>

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