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Legal requirements for under-chasis lighting?

Question from P.Allen:

Hi, I was just wondering as to the legal requirements for under-chasis lighting?

Answer:

The laws differ between states. Your best option is to look up your local Roads and Traffic Authority Website. According to Queensland Law Additional lights fitted to motor vehicles and, in particular, alternative lighting on dressed up vehicles with underbody lighting, such as neon lights and ultra violet lights, are acceptable, subject to certain conditions.

(TO(RUM-VSS)) allows lights not mentioned in the standards to be fitted in addition to the required lights, whereas the former Traffic Regulation 1962 required specific approval, which was not often granted. Lights that flash or are white, red, yellow or blue are mentioned in the standards. However, pink lights, for example are not mentioned.

The use of blue lights are reserved for police vehicles in Queensland but ambulances and fire engines in other states may use blue lights.

As such, additional underbody lighting such as neon lights and ultra violet lights are acceptable provided the light omitted is not blue, yellow, red or white. Of the last two, red lights must not be seen from the front and white must not be seen from the rear. Other colours are acceptable as long as they do not flash or dazzle another driver.

Other additional lighting requirements are covered by the regulations and which is summarised in the brochure "All About Modifications to Motor Vehicles". This brochure may be sighted on the Queensland Transport website at:

www.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/driver.nsf/index/vehiclemods

Source: http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/resources/file/ebd3dc0f27ec527/Pdf_veh_stds_ais_codeofpractice_section3d_feb2004.pdf


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