Red "Back off Please" tailgate light.

I did my fornightly trip to canberra on friday night and as per usual, I had to put up with idot tailgaters when passing trucks and other cars. Sometimes they get so close that you lose sight of them, and at 110ks+, this is bloody ignorant and dangerous.

Anyway, all rants aside, I've been thinking of installing a bright red light on the tailgate of my euro, a bit like a fog lamp that you see standard on some cars, or the red light on the back of the V8 super cars. perhaps flicking it on and off in front of the said tailgater may give them a hint to back off.

My only concern is, is something like this legal, (given of course that the light is standard on some makes)...?

I completely agree with you., All these stupid F#$kwits out there! You know what i'd like to do ideally, have like a led board where i can type messages on the back like "back off you f@#kwit" or "back the f#$K up!!!" haha..i've thought about that but thats gotta be illegal anyway. Or else i start to drive really slow to piss em off. and then take off when they try to overtake.

Oh, and I dont know about the legality of the additional tailight. sorry i couldnt help you.

haha. I thought of the text display as well, but imagine cruising past a double semi with a moron a foot behind you while typing a message...

i already have a bright red light that i switch on when i get someone tailgating me. The switch is connected to the brake pedal and you will find it comes standard on every car. You hit the brakes hard and you watch the person behind you nearly swerve off the road in order to miss you hehehehe.


or you could just get one of those laser pointers.

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Originally Posted by SiReal

I completely agree with you., All these stupid F#$kwits out there! You know what i'd like to do ideally, have like a led board where i can type messages on the back like "back off you f@#kwit" or "back the f#$K up!!!" haha..i've thought about that but thats gotta be illegal anyway.

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some taxi's in melb used to have them, it couldnt be too hard to set up:p

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Originally Posted by panda[CRX]

some taxi's in melb used to have them, it couldnt be too hard to set up:p

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You could also then drive past some hot chicks and then write on your screen "show us ya t*ts" or past a holden and write " eat my vtec biatch" hehehe

hahah...yes the multiple possibilities wth a LED board! Or just blind them with a camera flash...hahha....

I wouldnt brake hard just so they can swerve about. cos if they dont react, then they smack into your car....and its more troublesome to go through a claim as opposed to avoiding an accident altogether.

my bro had a big spotlight kinda thing on the back of his 4wd which he could turn on with a swith. he mainly used it for camping and stuff but also the occaisional tailgater :D

back on topic obviously anything 'blindingy bright' is illegal but i don't really see much point in anything else.

how about you just move to the left lane and let them pass?

thats true panda but sometimes u just dont wanna give in to those arrogant c*ckheads thats all.

General question about installing some "Extra Bright" red light or something...

Technical section it will go :)

i just ignore tailgaiters- getting all hot under the collar about it isn't worth it. the only time they irritate me is when the get really close when there is no opportunity for me to pull to the left to let them pass i.e. when i'm passing a group of slow vehicles.

people who hog the right hand lane piss me off no end...
i think people who have faster traffic behind them should pull to the left at the first safe opportunity. we don't need anymore guardians of public safety on the road.

step on the brakes. thats what i do with tail gaters...should see the look on thier face when tehy shit themselves.!! haha...kodak moment for shizzles!! lol

And if they ram into you its there fault and they will have a hefty bill on there hands.

its a win win situation mate.

Any flashing light is illegal. coppers will think that you are immotate them and will cop a hefty fine