[FC] MORE BRAKE LIGHTS

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How does the '67 Toronado get around the "4 brake light"  situation?  They
have 4 of them-- one in each tail light assembly an two more right behind
the rear window.  In fact they pioneered the "extra" brake lights.There are
some STUPID laws out there!!!!!

Bruce Gwyther, Bonneville Corvair Club
http://users.sisna.com/grandpagwyt/
'65 Corsa Convert,  '62 Rampside
'65 'Brier 8-door,  Greenbrier limo
and many other FCs
Restored '51 John Deere "A"


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles F. Doerge, Jr." <cdoerge@bellatlantic.net>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 11:18 AM
Subject: [FC] MORE BRAKE LIGHTS


> Reading the posts on the extra brake lights reminded me of the column last
> month in our Bayshore "Rear End" newsletter. My buddy Roy wrote it and it
> shows what we're faced with here in the "Garden State".............
>
>                     Bozo Award for the Month of August
>
> This months Bozo Award goes to the New Jersey Department of Motor
Vehicles.
>
> My son Dave recently bought a little Dodge pick up truck, complete with
> matching cap. He failed his initial motor vehicle inspection because he
had
> "too many brake lights". I can't believe that "too many brake lights" is
> grounds for a failure, but appears so!
>
> The truck being one of those "newer vehicles" had a third brake light in
the
> tailgate. It also had a "third brake light" in the matching cap, so now
the
> count is up to a total of 4 brake lights. The 2 "normal" brake lights,
plus
> 1 in the tailgate, plus 1 in the cap.
>
> Thinking quickly, he disconnected the "extra" brake light in the cap. They
> passed him. Away from the inspection station, he reconnected the fourth
> brake light. So now he runs "outlaw" with 4 brake lights.
>
> My annual visit to the inspection station was another typical circus in
> action. It seems that someone with a newer Monte Carlo added an aero wing,
> which had the extra brake light in the wing. Being up on the law; this
> driver disconnected his "inside" third brake light, giving him only 3
> functioning brake lights.
>
> According to this driver, the law states that the "rear most" 3rd brake
> light is the one that really counts and must work. But he failed
inspection
> for not having his "inside 3rd brake light" working. But then that would
> have given him a count of 4 working brake lights, grounds for failure.
>
> He appeals to the head inspector who upholds his plea that only 3 brake
> lights are allowed. The head inspector agrees and says he will issue a
> passed inspection. But he can't get a "passed" sticker, because the
> "computer" won't allow that. So they try to slot him back into line, so
the
> computer will allow a passed sticker to be issued. But that doesn't work
> either! Their efforts to slot him in causes the computer system to lock
up,
> shutting down that inspection lane.
>
> I don't know what eventually happened, I was on my way with a passed
sticker
> for my now 1973 "collector car registered" Corvette. On the ride home I
> wondered about the Corvair / Corvette guys that replace their backup
lights
> with "extra" brake lights. Now is that 4 brake lights or 2 sets of dual
> brake lights?
>
> So this months Bozo Award definitely goes to the New Jersey Department of
> Motor Vehicles. Congratulations guy & gals, I think this may be the first
of
> many. - Roy
>
>
>
> Welcome to the Garden State!!!!        Charlie
>
>
>
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