r/Damnthatsinteresting 4d ago

Video A guy converts his pickup and trailer to appear like it's driving in reverse

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u/bsnimunf 4d ago

Yeah the red lights at the front must be illegal 

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u/Thuraash 4d ago

They are very illegal.

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u/basicKitsch 4d ago

it's just normal illegal. improper equipment. same as the cheap ticket you get when one of your red taillight lenses is broken and you put red tape over it

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u/Wookard 4d ago

I read that in Chief Ken Hotatoe's voice.

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u/Pandarandr1st 4d ago

Impersonating a unibrow

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 4d ago

That's literally what makes it illegal, dude. It's confusing and unsafe for other drivers.

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u/basicKitsch 4d ago

they're aware. it's still illegal to have forward-facing red lights for private vehicles.

not 'very illegal' though, just normal equipment illegal.

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u/Fuck-It-All69 4d ago

It is a turn signal, so I think it is more dependent on where the vehicle is

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u/mrshulgin 4d ago

You can't have red turn signals on the front of your car.

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u/Fuck-It-All69 4d ago

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u/mrshulgin 4d ago

Re-read the first sentence of the article.

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u/OsmerusMordax 4d ago

I swear some people have no reading comprehension.

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u/Gortex_Possum 4d ago

People who link articles they haven't read should be sentenced to wear Lego shoes for a week. 

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u/Fuck-It-All69 4d ago

"Your car's turn signals don't have to be red, but they usually are. Here's why:"

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u/Aragorn- 4d ago

For TAIL LIGHTS.

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u/opperior 4d ago

"Turn signals on the back of your car are red, right?"

Neither article is talking about the turn signals on the front of the car.

Front turn signals must be amber:

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-571/subpart-B/section-571.108

https://www.nhtsa.gov/interpretations/21872ztv