Road lights safety question

[sailorman]

Posted this in Safety forum, but realized that forum is mostly stories about "already happened " issue. Thought I 'd try here. I just got finished building a deck and back wall on a KK carryall. I didn 't notice 'till I finished that in raised position my tail lights and flasher lights are covered up. Also SMV sign on back of seat is partially covered. I live in Louisiana. I don 't do ,much public road driving at all and when I do its only a 1/4 mile or so. I wonder if I can travel legal on public road with just a visible SMV sign on carryall.

 

[jenkinsph]

I would get a smv sign in a place where it is seen easily in whole not partially.
Curious where in South Louisiana?

 

[sailorman]

I would get a smv sign in a place where it is seen easily in whole not partially.
Curious where in South Louisiana?

Outside of a small town called Madisonville about 35 miles North of New Orleans across Lake Pontchartrain. Yep. I 'm a Yat from the Who Dat Nation.

 

[beenthere]

See the comments under the other posting.

 

[jenkinsph]

I think that area is pretty conjested so I would recomend the lights be visible. Can you carry the whole platform lower so that the lights are visble?

I am a native of New Orleans.

 

[GE222]

I believe that your greatest concern is the flashers not being visible. That is what people will see first from far away.

Of course, even with armed military guards around your tractor, while your on the road, and people will still do stupid things when trying to pass you.

 

[sailorman]

I think that area is pretty conjested so I would recomend the lights be visible. Can you carry the whole platform lower so that the lights are visble?

I am a native of New Orleans.

Good to chat with a fellow N. O. native ! I grew up in Old Metry. Not too congested where I d's be drivin' as I live in the woods with the other squirrels ! But the Northshore has gotten crazy with traffic since that last weather event.

 

[sailorman]

I believe that your greatest concern is the flashers not being visible. That is what people will see first from far away.

Agreed. I 'm looking into a separate battery pack flasher system to put on carryall.

 

[sailorman]

See the comments under the other posting.

Thanks. Replied back to ya there.

 

[aczlan]

Agreed. I 'm looking into a separate battery pack flasher system to put on carryall.

Something like this: Blazer LED Emergency Magnetic Light - 1060079 | Tractor Supply Company perhaps?
Edit: It might be worthwhile to look into getting something like this: Blazer Double Face Lamp with Double Filament - 0165664 | Tractor Supply Company that you can mount higher on the ROPS (on the inside perhaps) one on each side. No messing with batteries that way.

Aaron Z