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  • Forklift Safety Lights
    ↪Michelle Dykstra
    They look like a good idea. Bear in mind that you can't have a red light shining forwards if you're on a public road (note the broad definition I already pasted above). https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/rules/vehicle-lighting-2004/ - section 2.1 (16). I'm not sure how your FLT WoF will work if you have non-standard lights because testing officers have been known to fail cars that have halogen lights that have just a slightly blue hue (of course, this isn't relevant if you're only using it in a closed yard or warehouse). You could always turn them off if you have to drive them on the road, as per Phil's suggestion.
  • Immbilising company vehicles whilst moving
    This could be extremely dangerous. When the vehicle is immobilised, does it retain power steering control and brakes? It could cause a huge accident.
  • Forklift Safety Lights
    Something went wrong with the link in the last post: https://www.drivingtests.co.nz/roadcode-questions/car/core/whats-the-legal-definition-of-a-road/
  • Forklift Safety Lights
    I'm pretty sure you can't have blue flashing lights on a vehicle if it's driven on a road - http://www.police.govt.nz/faq/is-it-true-that-only-emergency-vehicles-can-use-red-and-blue-flashing-lights . The definition of a road is very broad - <a href="https://www.drivingtests.co.nz/roadcode-questions/car/core/whats-the-legal-definition-of-a-road/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.drivingtests.co.nz/roadcode-questions/car/core/whats-the-legal-definition-of-a-road/</a>
    So, if they're just used in a warehouse blue lights would be fine, but you wouldn't be able to use them in a right-of-way, public car park, footpath or road. Why aren't the using the standard orange flashing lights which are the usually hazard warning beacons?
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    I'm Darren and I've run https://www.drivingtests.co.nz since 2010. My areas of interest are vehicle and transport safety and training.
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