Subject	Depends on the law. As a general rule
Posted by	ZiNnYc on October 10, 2007 at 11:15 AM
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In Reply To	False. (n/m) posted by YugoBernie (NoVA) on October 09, 2007 at 11:09 PM
Message	federal law grants more rights to citizens, therefore federal law supercedes state. However if the state law grants more rights or a plethora of other small reasons which include federal law constitutionality, state law wins. In the case of third brake lights, some states dont require it, so you dont need it (more right). However, a good case for any lawyer to bring forth in a rear end collision involving injury would be to bring up a LACK of a FEDERALLY mandated safety feature that the driver PURPOSELY took off. Open and shut. cliffnotes - not worth the risk, especially if you live near good lawyers with an eye :) *****
Follow Ups	illegal to shave the third brake light? - 300zx1717 20:21:21 10/09/07 law requires a 3rd brake light (n/m) - Guapo 20:22:21 10/09/07 * Federal Law * (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 20:23:23 10/09/07 Just thinking....I thought only vehicles after 93 had to - 300zx1717 21:00:41 10/09/07 It was a mid 80s law for cars, trucks were added later. (n/m) - SactoTodd 21:03:39 10/09/07 For passenger cars it was effective 1986, later for pickups - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:13:52 10/09/07 86 is pretty mid 80s :) (n/m) - SactoTodd 23:19:16 10/09/07 if i remeber correctly - freak152000 21:12:57 10/09/07 I always thought it was the other way around? - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 22:17:06 10/09/07 they had something called the US Civil War to decide that. - Guapo 22:26:45 10/09/07 haha (n/m) - ZJeweler 08:50:41 10/10/07 correct. State law always supercedes federal law (n/m) - nemo1080 22:47:00 10/09/07 False. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:09:46 10/09/07 Other way around. That's why the 55mph limit was such a - doug8867 11:01:56 10/10/07 False. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:09:58 10/09/07 Depends on the law. As a general rule - ZiNnYc 11:15:14 10/10/07 stupid federal laws. I wonder if its possible/worth the - 300zx1717 20:28:20 10/09/07 This is actually a law I like. I'm sure it's possible to - Guapo 20:34:36 10/09/07 it isn't stupid at all - aliaZ 20:37:48 10/09/07 Never quite understood how though. - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 22:21:27 10/09/07 because it's distinctive compared to the 2 rear lights - jzx 22:27:03 10/09/07 studies showed that drivers reacted more quickly to a - aliaZ 22:28:21 10/09/07 Also, - ZXRider(SoCal) 22:32:39 10/09/07 I remember I had to use one of those silly ricer lights once - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 23:11:59 10/09/07 Who am I to stand in the way of science & studies? lol (n/m) - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 23:07:55 10/09/07 It was initiated as a "triangle of light". (n/m) - ZiNnYc 11:16:08 10/10/07 Have you ever ... - NytWolf 15:35:41 10/10/07 Unfortunately, I rarely look for the 3rd brake light. - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 20:54:15 10/10/07 What about a 3rd brake light in the top of the rear window? - BlackholeZ 20:57:21 10/09/07 Spot on. Illegal for any car of any age here, - papariccardoZ 21:31:37 10/09/07 FYI - Here's a place that has a nice selection of hi - jzack 22:57:22 10/09/07 damn that's a lot of red. (n/m) - inf 03:14:22 10/10/07 I assure you that it doesn't look good in real life. - YugoBernie (NoVA) 22:37:29 10/09/07 Who's Z is that? I want to do something similar eventually (n/m) - Aqualung 22:39:34 10/09/07 Please don't. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:02:35 10/09/07 I didn't mean with the brake-light... - Aqualung 23:05:30 10/09/07 BoilerAlum's old Z (n/m) - EricTTZ 23:09:42 10/09/07 Nice Z except for that brake light and the charcoal interior - Aqualung 23:25:45 10/09/07 False - Broke_as_**** 00:05:37 10/10/07 Having owned 2 of them... agreed. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 06:57:23 10/10/07 To each their own I guess... (n/m) - Aqualung 08:01:15 10/10/07 Tan interior sucks (n/m) - EricTTZ 08:14:43 10/10/07 looks incomplete... (n/m) - BoostLesZ 23:38:54 10/09/07 Re: I assure you that it doesn't look good in real life. - got rice? 23:47:38 10/09/07 You can't really tell from that picture... (n/m) - Mr. ZiNGH (SoCal) 23:56:59 10/09/07 Yes I can. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 07:03:15 10/10/07 What if someone used a black decal, like the stock 90-93 tt? - TriniTT 11:29:29 10/10/07 Would certainly look better then having the "blunted" off - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:22:36 10/10/07 Federal DOT regulations require it on any pass. car built - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:12:10 10/09/07 Shave it and install another one inside top rear glass! - qcsolo 11:19:17 10/10/07 State Laws only superceed Federal Law if it is stricter. - rufflez 15:17:39 10/10/07
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