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The latest
news... |
| NHTSA has published a
request for comments on headlamp glare. Check
it out
here. Current comments
from the public are filed in the NHTSA
docket #8885.
As of 1/21/02 they have received over 1500
responses!!! |
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NHTSA
Interps |
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appears that NHTSA has added a bunch of interps
since I last checked. I've included some
interesting letters I found in the interps
section. |
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Taillamp
Covers |
| Check
out what NHTSA said about lamp
covers. |
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Enforcement
Contacts |
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We welcome representatives from
NHTSA, AMECA, the Springville, UT, San Jose,CA and
Fremont, CA police departments, and the Oregon DOT
as contacts on the lighting enforcement
contacts list. |
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Whats
next? |
| - Continued expansion of
the taillamps page. With
more pictures and a deeper analysis of an Altezza style
taillamp and links to relevant NHTSA legal
interpretations. |
| - Expansion of the
replaceable light sources page (headlamp bulbs), including
an overview of the basic requirements of the standard . |
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Federal
enforcement |
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Taillamps
with clear lenses seem to be the hot issue
based on the investigation summaries published by
NHTSA. Several recalls
have been started in the last year and several more
investigations are in progress. |
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Blue
bulbs - Based on information from the NHTSA
monthly status reports, NHTSA has three investigations
open with Philips, Osram Sylvania, and Federal Mogul
regarding "Blue bulbs." Blue bulbs are the
common terminology for coated replaceable light sources
that are advertised to have similar performance and
appearance of OEM high intensity discharge (HID) headlamp
systems. |
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FMVSS No. 108 |
| FMVSS No. 108 specifies requirements for
original and replacement lamps, reflective devices, and
associated equipment. The purpose of this standard
is to reduce traffic accidents and deaths and injuries
resulting from traffic accidents, by providing adequate
illumination of the roadway, and by enhancing the
conspicuity of motor vehicles on the public roads so that
their presence is perceived and their signals understood,
both in daylight and in darkness or other conditions of
reduced visibility. |
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Purpose |
| This site is a compilation of information
which is publicly available from the National
Archives and Records Administration, the NHTSA,
the DOT Docket, and
various States' internet
websites. The information is reformatted into plain
language without alteration of content or intent.
This site is geared towards educating
Law Enforcement Officers and consumers as to the safety
and legal implications of lighting products with the
Federal laws.
If your state has adopted FMVSS No. 108
into its motor vehicle code, you may be able to apply the
information presented to your state
laws as well.
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Affiliations |
| This site is not affiliated with any
Federal, State, or Local organization. The views
expressed on this site are the opinions of the author and
should not be used to determine the legality of motor
vehicle equipment in accordance with Federal laws.
Should you need to do that, you can visit any of the
organizations whose links have been provided on this
site. You also should contact
such federal, state and local agencies as necessary.
Any resources used in the production of this site are my
own. I apologize for the banner ads at the top of
these pages, I am utilizing a free web hosting service
which requires it. The time spent organizing this
information is charity enough, we will all just have to
live with the free banners. |
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