Sidote, David [PRI] wrote:
> 
> Hey Ed,
> 
> If you don't care for the look of yellow headlights why are you even
> wasting your time writing this message. I wouldn't put this in the same
> category as loud stereos and bad drivers. Congradulations if you live in
> a place where the police do not enforce the laws, but here in NJ they do
> (especially the state police). I find it very hard to believe that
> anything goes in Connecticut. If its against the law chances are your
> going to get pulled over and either get a warning to remove it or a
> ticket. There usually aren't any laws against loud music and as for bad
> drivers....well what can you do.
> The issue of headlights is not a town ordinance or a state law  its a
> national standard. I was merely pointing out that this modification is
> certainly illegal and that you might use the money you would otherwise
> spend paying the ticket on something else. Thanks for your $0.02!
> 
> Dave
> 
> >----------
> >From:  Ed Gurney[SMTP:ergurney@snet.net]
> >Sent:  Monday, June 23, 1997 1:10PM
> >To:    Multiple recipients of list
> >Subject:       [Fwd: yellow headlights]
> >
> >Sidote, David [PRI] wrote:
> >>
> >> I just called the New Jersey Dept. of Motor Vehicles and the person
> >> there said that all headlight lenses must be clear. Yellow lenses are
> >> illegal. Even if you shipped a car here from Europe you must have the
> >> lights changed to meet US specs. Too bad.... the headlights look much
> >> better yellow :-(
> >>
> >> Dave
> >
> >Dave, every day I see dangerous loads going down the road. I meet
> >murderous drivers with no regard for life. Sometimes a boombox car (not
> >what I really call them) wakes me up in my sleep. I could continue. I
> >don't know about where you live, but in Connecticut its hard to see how
> >the motor vehicle laws are being enforced at all. This crud (yellow
> >headlights) only seems to matter when you're getting inspected, the rest
> >of the time it seems like the reality of it is, anything goes. In other
> >words, I'd say my chances of being called down on this are slim and
> >none.
> >
> >At 50 I am just not as worried about this kind of BS as I was when I was
> >younger.
> >--
> >Ed Gurney

Sorry David, didn't mean to wind you up.

-- 
Ed Gurney