Why Don't Trailers Have Backup Lights?!

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#11

05-04-2008, 03:47 PM

terrylamar

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It could act as a great deterrent for tailgaiters!

yeah, go ahead, one of our drivers used his load lights on a tailgater with high beams, the tailgater was a Texas DPS Officer. I think the fine was only about $125 for white light illuminated to the rear as well as points on his license. Bears don't light to get spotlighted, even when they are in the wrong!

Dude, it is not even worth explaining to you. Consider me repremanded. I'll just go sit in the corner for a while.

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05-05-2008, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by terrylamar

It could act as a great deterrent for tailgaiters!

I've never worried about TAIL-GAITERS. It's up to each driver to keep his own vehicle under control. As long as the 4-wheeler isn't driving with a cell-phone growing out of his/her ear, and the head isn't where the sun doesn't shine, they can stop faster than I can. It's the ones that absolutely MUST be in front of me that bother me, because, again, they can stop faster than I can.

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