Date:         Fri, 14 Oct 2005 01:32:12 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Reflectors on back of van
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@gmail.com>
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On 10/13/05, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The white reflective stripes alone at the hieight you have them is
> > illegal in all 50.
>
>
> Got any links to documentation on this? California Vehicle Code shows no
> reference whatsoever to height with regard to reflective material. The
> only
> stipulation is that the sum total of everything on the back that reflects
> "perceptible light of 0.05 candela or more per foot-candle of incident
> illumination" must be "predominately red". So long as his tail lights
> provide 51% of the reflected light, he should be OK. No rules on position
> or
> proximity to one another, so far as I've seen.
>
   Hmmm... looks from the pics that his white reflectors cover a much larger
area than the teensy reflectors on Vanagon taillights I have ever
encountered. In other words, more than 51%.
 Check out my Doka's rear:
 http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/images/rearshot.jpg


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BenT